johnnytheboy Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 With this price increase I have managed to dig out enough clay cartridges for this summer and to nearly see me through game season as well. I was thinking that everyone is probably doing the same or picking up as many cheap deals or secondhand cartridges as possible which is bound to hit the cartridge manufacturer pretty hard. I was wondering what everyone's opinion on Game shooting cartridges will be, are you sticking with the same brand/cartridge or being swayed towards a cheaper alternative? I will hopefully make it through this season but could be caught short looking at the cartridge I usually buy I'll need to be a little conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraai Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Here in belgium the prise of rc steel is going down... its al i shoot to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I was extremely lucky to have given to me , several boxes of gamebore black gold and eley high power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I'm going to have a go with Express Power Pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 28g fibre 7 for most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I'm going to have a go with Express Power Pigeon. I had thought about using a pigeon cartridge for one of the places I Game shoot as it's fibre only and some fibre seem expensive! I wonder if this is an option somefolk may take. The only thing being is pigeon cartridges by some manufacturers get abit thin on the ground as it get close to game season and their higher priced alternatives become readily available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Stockpiling is the way forwards. I still have a couple of slabs of Superfast in fibre which have/will be used on grouse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have enough left over from previous seasons to last me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Let us know how you get on with the second hand ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Shooter Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Let us know how you get on with the second hand ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Proper "Stone Dead" for me :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Let us know how you get on with the second hand ones. Nice catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Probably stay with Fiocchi but after reading on here might try some Gamebore. Will probably reload my own fibre for one syndicate I am in. Overall , what my sport cost me in days and travel then 4 to 500 cartridges a bit more expensive doesn't make that much difference. NOW, if like some of you guys, I was shooting a thousand a month which I was back in the 70s and 80s then I would be into reloading in a big way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I'm going to have a go with Express Power Pigeon. I have just bought a slab but not tried em yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I stocked up last september when i heard of the price increase bought 10 slabs for about £ 73 a slab Nsi .32 grm no6 in 20 b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Cartridge prices never come down even if lead does generally. I herd something about basic clay cartridges possibley getting a price reduction but still prices generally only head up. On this basis I just buy in when I can afford to and stock pile them. It also means if i was out of work I will have a supply of cartridges I wont need to find money for and will hopefully have saved a few quid on them in the long run. The only game cartridge I buy is 20bore fibre wad 30gram 6`s (5.5), Gamebore Black gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabarm74 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Proper cartridges stone dead 30g 6s 32g 5s and 40g 3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Hull pro game 30 gram 6 copper. Got thousands of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzypigeon Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 32g 4's all year round for me on live quarry, usually black gold dark storms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Starting the season with Eley impax 6....7 paper case fibre Mid season RC sipe 32gram 5 plastic case fibre Taller birds RC sipe 34/36 gram 5 paper case fibre Cold weather JK6 if plastic wads allowed For the 20 bore Sipes 6 shot fibre My choice cost isn't really a issue as I only use a few thousand a season it's small in comparison to the bird and travel costs All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kody Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Proper cartridges stone dead 30g 6s 32g 5s and 40g 3s Any cartridge is stone dead if you shoot straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 No fullchoke only the stone dead carts can do that. Because we all know that say 5shot traveling at 1400fps will shoot and kill differently just because of a name on the case so a dark storm couldn't kill same as stone dead it can only make the game dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Dark storm are lucky to hit 1400fps over the chrono I'd shoot old George's before dark storm anyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) What are the Chrono speeds of proper cartridges? In the past I've shot thousands of George's carts at both game and clays. Can't say that the game was deader than dead or more dead than with dark storms or any other carts I've shot. Edited June 14, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Whatever the gunshop has in stock. I found eley VIPs to work well through the little 20 last season. Wasn't too keen on the black golds, but if that is all they have in stock when I run out, that is what I will have to use. Dont tend to use the 12b much now (Only take it with me as a spare), but have a few thousand of 12b cartridges in stock if I go back to using one of them as my main gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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