666Rhino Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hi New to this site but long time shooter. I'm so old that I can say I used to have (legally): a .44 Mag revolver, .357 Mag revolver, .38 revolver, a .308 rifle, a 9.3x74R O/U rifle (still on my FAC) and I currently have: a 7mm Rem Mag. and an 11 shot 12 bore 3" mag semi-auto shotgun - not so much a shotgun more a piece of antiaircraft ordnance! As well as a few other guns (an 1880s WR Pape Pigeon hammer gun, a Beretta O/U) I have joined the site to pick a few brains. I am trying - and failing miserably to find 3" Mag 12 bore shells loaded with birdshot, 5/6/7 - all I can get is BB which is not much good for rats or pigeons! If anyone knows of a source for such shells I will be forever grateful. Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 best to load your own with that size of shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsDad Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, 666Rhino said: I am trying - and failing miserably to find 3" Mag 12 bore shells loaded with birdshot, 5/6/7 - all I can get is BB which is not much good for rats or pigeons! You will struggle to find them in these shot sizes because there is little or no need for them. Why waste money on a 3in. cartridge to shoot rats or pigeon when a normal game cartridge will do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Blimey, 12 bore 3 inch magnum, how big are these rats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 oh dear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, old'un said: Blimey, 12 bore 3 inch magnum, how big are these rats? 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYA117 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Stephen King has a lot to answer for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertt Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Definitely a typo error.... Should read.....' long time bull ****er ' 😆 Edited November 21, 2018 by Robertt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) Well you never know what you might bump into when out shooting… Edited November 22, 2018 by old'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Why use 3" cartridges for that sort of quarry ? Especially so when any gun chambered for 3" will happily digest a diet of 'normal' 2 3/4" or 67mm shells all day every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diss4111 Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 20 hours ago, old'un said: Blimey, 12 bore 3 inch magnum, how big are these rats? If they're are that big then you'll need BB's anyway 20 hours ago, JJsDad said: You will struggle to find them in these shot sizes because there is little or no need for them. Why waste money on a 3in. cartridge to shoot rats or pigeon when a normal game cartridge will do the job. I have a Winchester Super X cartridge at home which is 3" magnum in a 6 shot. Can't think who would buy them but guess someone did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartyboy Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Justcartridges list a 3" magnum cartridge with 50g of #5 shot so it is possible. Expensive tho and probably too much for most shooting. Plenty of heavier loads listed on Justcartridges with shot size #4 and bigger as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Oh what a delightful thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Damn.... have just got in from a shop and realised I should have got popcorn! 3” magnum for rats and pigeons.....each to their own . 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Oh what a delightful thread! dont spoil it............this is serious stuff............we might be in that position one day..... driven shew shooting with 50cal............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Ha Ha I might only be sitting here with 34g 5s but if that spider comes out from behind the telly again he’s getting one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, ditchman said: dont spoil it............this is serious stuff............we might be in that position one day..... driven shew shooting with 50cal............. Well if you remember, John Lewis Ltd used to have the byline, "Never knowingly undersold!" And here we have the shooting equivalent, "Never knowingly under-gunned!" Out in the gun-room there is a large metal ammo box with a selection of Fiochi magnums and Winchester Westerns, Super Speeds and similar monstrous shells. I think the heaviest is 52 grammes and the largest shot size is SG, they were bought over the years for that extra special long shot! Edited November 22, 2018 by TIGHTCHOKE Addition of extra information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsDad Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 I fear that we are just chatting amongst ourselves. 666Rhino appears to have taken his 11 shot 3in magnum and left the building ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 I rekon its Adge Cutler....having a nose about on someone else's computer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, ditchman said: I rekon its Adge Cutler....having a nose about on someone else's computer.. You may well be correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You may well be correct! was he also aka fisherman mike ? if i come back a 2nd or 3rd time i will call myself Osmo Hardwax...that name is just too good to waste on a product Edited November 22, 2018 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, ditchman said: was he also aka fisherman mike ? if i come back a 2nd or 3rd time i will call myself Osmo Hardwax...that name is just too good to waste on a product Yes that was another of his nom de plumes. Osmo Hardwax is as good as Max Headroom. And now, over to a shed in Norfolk for this weeks edition of mashing metal with Osmo Hardwax! Edited November 23, 2018 by TIGHTCHOKE Spellage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 thats a turkey shell you`s talkin` `bout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 3 hours ago, cookoff013 said: thats a turkey shell you`s talkin` `bout. Don't be daft man ! It's tortoises and oysters that have shells, not turkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666Rhino Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Apologies for the apparent silence but I'm not getting any notifications of replies. I had assumed there had been none. Thanks for some interesting responses - some surprisingly useful and some surprisingly ignorant. Some friends of mine have farms which occasionally have rat problems. A 3" mag shell loaded with bird shot and using a True Cyl choke will put out a huge amount of lead and provide a devastating spread taking in several of the vermin (and possibly terrier or two as well)! I also thought it might be amusing to use said shells on clays - expensive sure but it could be fun. The cash is not my main concern, if it were I'd buy some traps. I bought the gun to cover everything - from clays, to game, to rats pouring out of a hayrick that was being moved to solid slug for wild boar. I don't have to use 3" mag shells loaded with birdshot on rats but its probably more (cost) effective than using my solid slug ammo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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