express pigeon power

[kody]

Anyone use them think they are 29grms not to dear either

[Guest stevo]

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[wymberley]

No 5 shot.

[kody]

https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/304007-lyalvale-express-pigeon-power/

Ah thanks they seem pretty good

[kenholland]

even though I load my own I still use them good shell hard hitting no complaints .

[Wingman]

Very good shells, yes they are 29G think the last lot I bought were No6's. I use them in my auto, pump and OU and they are spot on.

[wymberley]

Very good shells, yes they are 29G think the last lot I bought were No6's. I use them in my auto, pump and OU and they are spot on.

Yep, they're labelled No 6s but they're 5s - at least according to their UK sales manager and the couple that I opened up.

[Ian North Wales]

I've used them for a few months now on crows and find them superb, very hard hitting out to 50 yards

[Guest cookoff013]

Yep, they're labelled No 6s but they're 5s - at least according to their UK sales manager and the couple that I opened up.

 

ah, that old chesnut.

 

shells have nearly always been open to interpret. technically the 29 gram loads are actually a slightly out of spec ounce load, an ounce being 28.4 grams. or thereabouts.

while the tradition / standards of yesteryear have gone. there has always been one common denominator on what a good shell is.... and that is shot, lots of it and hard to boot.

 

sporting 36g loads may be uncommon now, as 32g loads get faster, but a 36g load of #6 and #5 at 1200fps, is a whole load of hitting power, at that speed, patterns too.

[Ian North Wales]

I was using game bore 32g 6's but found i was injuring a lot of birds, after pattern testing at 30 yards i found that the pattern was very poor, i tried the 29g 6 (pigeon power) and the pattern was loads better and consistent. I had not really done much with patterns before but a few guys on hear advised checking, im glad i did now ! much better results

[Guest cookoff013]

Cartridges could be marketed as "northern cartridge" things up north hit harder anyway.

[raphael262]

 

ah, that old chesnut.

 

shells have nearly always been open to interpret. technically the 29 gram loads are actually a slightly out of spec ounce load, an ounce being 28.4 grams. or thereabouts.

while the tradition / standards of yesteryear have gone. there has always been one common denominator on what a good shell is.... and that is shot, lots of it and hard to boot.

 

sporting 36g loads may be uncommon now, as 32g loads get faster, but a 36g load of #6 and #5 at 1200fps, is a whole load of hitting power, at that speed, patterns too.

I've just shot a load of 36g 6s I found and was pleasantly surprised with them !