flippermaj Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Has anyone used the Bio Ammo 34grm No 3 steel cartridges? Thinking I may give them a try on geese with the auto as it doesn't matter so much if I can't find the empties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, flippermaj said: Has anyone used the Bio Ammo 34grm No 3 steel cartridges? Thinking I may give them a try on geese with the auto as it doesn't matter so much if I can't find the empties. Why doesn't it matter so much if you can't find the empties ? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twymyn Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I bought a slab of BIO 32g 3’s last Sept. I pattern tested a couple and kept cases which I put into tumblers of water one of which I added salt to. They are still there. Have come to the conclusion the case is plastic. The “brass” will be gone first. I think there was an article in the ST back in the summer which said or suggested the cases were biodegradable like the wad. The pattern test through half choke at 40 yds looked like it would be good load for duck but due to a bout of illness and Covid I have not bagged anything with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Think the bioammo cases and wads are biodegradable but take many months if not a year to do so, they are not water soluble like the Eley wads, dissolving in hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I like to leave as little plastic on the fore shore as possible, that's why Iike to find the empties. If you look at it logically there is not a great deal of sense to my quest to find the empties as unless I am using a cart with a bio degradable wad then I am leaving a 3 inch plastic wad on the shore anyway so what real difference is it if i leave the case as well. The other silly point is that even if I do find them or take them home if using a non ejector, all I do is put them in the bin and they then go to land fill. If I had "lost" them on the shore then effectively all they are doing is going to landfill in a different place! So maybe my desire to find the empties is somewhat miss guided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr grumpy Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 We dont need any more plastic in the ocean and surely its just another form of littering. Not picking up your empty cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 But surely the cases aren't bio degradable are they ? Just the wads ..? Could someone clarify that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, holloway said: But surely the cases aren't bio degradable are they ? Just the wads ..? Could someone clarify that . As I read their website both the case and wad are biodegradable. https://bioammo.es Edited December 24, 2020 by rbrowning2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: As I read their website both the case and wad are biodegradable. https://bioammo.es Thanks for that I had no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 22/12/2020 at 20:59, flippermaj said: Has anyone used the Bio Ammo 34grm No 3 steel cartridges? Thinking I may give them a try on geese with the auto as it doesn't matter so much if I can't find the empties. It always wise to pick up empty cartridges no matter what type you’re using Lazy shooting not too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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