mattsccm Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 I have hundreds of cartridges from my long gone uncles cabinets. He was an ex FC game ranger. Amongst other things I have a slab of Eley Grand Prix in paper labled Forestry Commission. 1 1/8 oz number 4 shot. Just what might they have been used for? Fox? But he had half a dozen CF rifles as well. Dray bashing? Seems over kill for squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) They would have been an ideal cartridge for bolting foxes flushed by terriers from haystacks etc. Many folk would use them for ducks too back in the day. Edited December 19, 2021 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Back in the old days there were folk who "Allwus used 4s for pigeons...". But IMHO the reason is for rabbits. To stop damage to young "quicks" and, yes, maybe for foxes and certainly dreys. Marked in Foresty Commission cases I'd guess to stop the employees saying they'd used x many this week whereas in fact they were selling them to local farmers and estates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Good all round shell. Anything within range hit with one of those out of a 3/4 or full choke barrel is not going to be a happy bunny..... no pun intended.....oh yes it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsccm Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Cheers. One of them certainly did the job on a 20 yards squirrel. Interestingly I also have half a slab of 20 bore in paper marked the same nut numberr 5 shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 More than likely issued to rangers for shooting squirrels or dreys ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hares, Rabbits and Dreys are the forestry uses for no4 shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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