TIDES EDGE Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Has anyone used the new Gamebore Dark Storm steel cartridges with the biodegradable cups if so are they any good I use Gamebore Wetland and like the a lot but dont like leaving plastic wads everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 I haven’t, but Express have also launched an HP steel (Ultimate Steel) with a biowad. Worth a try I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) By shear coincidence I was about to do a post on these as I have shot them (at clays No5 32g Standard Steel). Little bit thumpy but seemed to do the job to 40 yards ok. You will still leave a plastic wad behind (in that it is Polylactic Acid plastic from corn, rather than Polyethylene from crude oil) which will still take time to biodegrade (into tiner bits if it is thermocomposted) but less than a hundred years the crude oil one takes. what I will note is that they only have 26.2gr of commercial grade alliant steel powder (1.7g) and that this is 4-6 grains less than the equivalent USA loading for 1 1/8 (32g) and as such look to be velocity wise about 1230ft/sec at the muzzle, no where near the 1400ft/sec claimed and therefore fall below 1ftlb energy per pellet at 50yards. Similarly the No3 High performance Steel loading, similarly launches at 1230ft/sec, and fall below 1ftlb at 65 yards, with the HP designation confering no obvious advantage. Edited August 26, 2021 by Stonepark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 who on earth came up with the words "Dark Storm"..........sounds like what the SAS would be using in Irak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 48 minutes ago, ditchman said: who on earth came up with the words "Dark Storm"..........sounds like what the SAS would be using in Irak... Marketing. Sounds sooo much more powerful than an ounce and one eighth of number five shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 26/08/2021 at 07:26, ditchman said: who on earth came up with the words "Dark Storm"..........sounds like what the SAS would be using in Irak... Lol suppose it’s better than calling them empty skies Usual marketing by big companies 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Anderson Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Dark storm, black cloud there's a theme here never understood marketing executives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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