ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Would dust shot be suitable for skeet shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 It is rather small I will load some up to try. .thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 The very old dust shot would probably be graded 10 today but these days 9s is basically dust shot so yes fine for reasonable clays. Used the old dust shot back in the early 50s for shooting house sparrows and rats running along the beams in the cow sheds, replaced with rice once it became readily available because it did less damage to the tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) i don't think it would work...break the birds...true dust shot English 12 size and smaller on the going away bird on Station 1 or Station 7. I don't think it would have enough force. English 9 size would of course work just fine. It was all that we used to use back in the day. Do they use larger shot then nowadays? Edited December 23, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) You could buy dust shot years ago, size 12 to 14 mixed, very fine and good for ratting. Not seen any for sale for years now. Clay game list size 11 lead shot, that could be good for skeet. Or ratting carts. Edited December 23, 2020 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I think the chap who had the dust before me liked liked his quarry stuffed so it would be ideal for minimum damage for taxidermy, just for reference the shot is in between the size of shot 9 and sp3 powder, I don't have anything accurate enough to measure it..thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) The dust shot you could buy was a number 12 shot , then it must have been 60 plus years ago we used it in hand loaded smokeless diamond cartridges for shooting sparrows on standing corn . Feltwad Edited December 23, 2020 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Yup, been there done that and in the granary yard. Was it twelve? The memory tends to fade after 75 years. I know I used to have to pluck and dress them for a pie. That probably is a bit too small for clays but would slaughter sparrows at 25yrds. Edited December 23, 2020 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Gordon Bennett, dust shot will work fine for skeet if you are a good enough shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Feltwad said: The dust shot you could buy was a number 12 shot , then it must have been 60 plus years ago we used it in hand loaded smokeless diamond cartridges for shooting sparrows on standing corn . Feltwad Is that you holding the gun?...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 We used to use 22lr dust shot cartridges around the barns, they were ok if you could get to within 3 feet of what you were trying to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thanks for replies I shall load up some skeet cartridges and see how they perform, as for using them for ratting apparently it is now illegal to shoot a rat with a shotgun, but an air rifle is perfectly acceptable, how crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, ag12g said: it is now illegal to shoot a rat with a shotgun, Since when? And how did you get this information please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, old'un said: Is that you holding the gun?...... No not me think it was taken in the early 1930,s but I still remember cutting corn with a trio of heavy horses and the binder plenty of rabbits then the cur dogs were kept busy. Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I was told by licensed pest control firm how true this is I can't say, he said they have to be a targeted shot and not to be shot with a shotgun incase of wounding the animal, to use a humane trap food and water has to be supplied in the cage and dispatched with an air rifle and the rat was to be burned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, ag12g said: I was told by licensed pest control firm how true this is I can't say, he said they have to be a targeted shot and not to be shot with a shotgun incase of wounding the animal, to use a humane trap food and water has to be supplied in the cage and dispatched with an air rifle and the rat was to be burned Its my belief licensed pest control firms are like politicians, tell you what you want to hear till they have the job then do what they like. I'll stick to hitting them on the run with 9 grams of number 6 shot and letting the farmer dispose of them. Unless anyone else knows of some law? Thanks for the answer anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, ag12g said: I was told by licensed pest control firm how true this is I can't say, he said they have to be a targeted shot and not to be shot with a shotgun incase of wounding the animal, to use a humane trap food and water has to be supplied in the cage and dispatched with an air rifle and the rat was to be burned What a waste , they are delicious curried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I'll have to settle for Turkey then if I can't catch them before Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 18 hours ago, ag12g said: I was told by licensed pest control firm how true this is I can't say, he said they have to be a targeted shot and not to be shot with a shotgun incase of wounding the animal, to use a humane trap food and water has to be supplied in the cage and dispatched with an air rifle and the rat was to be burned I think you're being fed bovine eggs there. If you shoot all the rats you're going to do him out of a job so he's going to discourage you from shooting them. And food and water in the cages for live traps is absolute rubbish, even the badger lot didn't insist on it and they made a lot of demands on trappers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 A pest controller pontificating about being humane and lying (or being extremely ignorant) does pest controllers in general no favours at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 I am fully qualified on this matter after buying 10 kg of no 12 shot to reload skeet shells . I have been reloading shotgun shells for over 20 years . I reloaded 50 shells with 28 grams of dust shot ,ready for two rounds of skeet ! What a disappointment where I normally shoot 23-25 I finished up with 8 and 11 the going away birds and center peg birds just wouldn’t break . Some times you could see them move but not break there is just not enough energy in 0.8 mm pellets to break clays unless they are really close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 hours ago, deershooter said: I am fully qualified on this matter after buying 10 kg of no 12 shot to reload skeet shells . I have been reloading shotgun shells for over 20 years . I reloaded 50 shells with 28 grams of dust shot ,ready for two rounds of skeet ! What a disappointment where I normally shoot 23-25 I finished up with 8 and 11 the going away birds and center peg birds just wouldn’t break . Some times you could see them move but not break there is just not enough energy in 0.8 mm pellets to break clays unless they are really close I told 'em that "I don't think it would work...break the birds...true dust shot English 12 size and smaller on the going away bird on Station 1 or Station 7. I don't think it would have enough force." But they didn't listen! I am glad that someone with a real life experience has confirmed it as correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Clay & game list size 11 shot as 1.8 mm, I'd think that would have ample energy to break clays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, figgy said: Clay & game list size 11 shot as 1.8 mm, I'd think that would have ample energy to break clays. It does, but then my real world experience doesn't count! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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