TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 I strongly suspect someone is hoping they turn out to be True 7s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Thank you, Both. I'm not fussed as I now only shoot fibre 20 bore and have enough to see me out, but oppo was on about these a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Just been out to the store, as Rob says, the box and the cartridge are labelled 7 1/2 and more importantly 2.4mm. So a good old English 7 They work very well on clays and I have shot pigeons over decoys with the fibre version. Great cartridge and at a very good price at the moment. Edited January 26, 2022 by TIGHTCHOKE CAPITALISATION! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 21 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Just been out and bought a couple of thousand RC Romagnola 21g 12 bore 7 1/2 Fibre Wad shells for a Mate. Spent £460, so not a bad price and will do for him to practice with in the back garden. i bought some of them 21gram they are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Smokersmith said: Ta dah! Rather backs up the point about the litespeed being more thumpy than the comp X. maybe not, Comp x are 65mm and Litespeed 70 mm and my Maxus is 3.5 inch and fussy on case length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Somebody previously mentioned Gamebore Evo - I am a big fan of these. I’ve used thousands of them in 24 gram. I last paid about £230. They’ll break anything an ounce will and soft shooting. Also, seeing the inner workings through the transparent case gives an assurance that they’re loaded properly. There you go - my two penneth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hello, in the matter of shotgun cartridges, it's a case of make hay while the sun shines, Buy now if you can ? Talking to a RFD yesterday there's another price rise in February !!!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) On 25/01/2022 at 16:18, Lever357 said: I would hardly call Just Cartridges a cartridge discounter - they are generally THE most expensive. I have used Gamebore Velocity for a while now and find them good. Used a box of Hull Comp X the other week and my mates thought they had no shot in!!! Glad it was just one box. Got Hull Superfast to use next. A guy I know who is in the trade stated the Gamebore trade price is now higher than the retail price was 2 years ago!!! Support your local gun shop/clay ground - buy what they have and you will probably pay around £220 per 1000. Hello, with Just Carts you do have more variety of cartridges but they seem to have upped the prices some what but I think it's more down to their suppliers costs of imports and UK manufactures costs of components , as I mentioned if you can do a group buy that would help, Edited January 28, 2022 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 15:07, TIGHTCHOKE said: Just been out to the store, as Rob says, the box and the cartridge are labelled 7 1/2 and more importantly 2.4mm. So a good old English 7 They work very well on clays and I have shot pigeons over decoys with the fibre version. Great cartridge and at a very good price at the moment. Hello, there was a list of shot sizes compared to UK and I think some 7.5s came in at English 7s , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HantsRob Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 The Fiocchi TT1s are 10-15 notes cheaper than a Hull Comp X, but find the comp X leaves my gun fairly dirty. Nothing that a quick clean doesn't help, but unburnt powder just seems to mentally tell me it hasn't been as efficient as it could be. Barbury gunroom have some pretty decent prices, probably better than Greenfields for people in the Hampshire/Wiltshire area. Back on topic, yes my RC romagnola 28g are "true English 7's" and labelled 7.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, HantsRob said: The Fiocchi TT1s are 10-15 notes cheaper than a Hull Comp X, but find the comp X leaves my gun fairly dirty. Nothing that a quick clean doesn't help, but unburnt powder just seems to mentally tell me it hasn't been as efficient as it could be. Barbury gunroom have some pretty decent prices, probably better than Greenfields for people in the Hampshire/Wiltshire area. Back on topic, yes my RC romagnola 28g are "true English 7's" and labelled 7.5. Hello, that's the one I was thinking of the RC Romags , you still have to factor in costs to go and buy cartridges , ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hello, for those on PW who do a lot of pigeon shooting to help the farms what's the position on gettng the farm to buy cartridges and could these be VAT free ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HantsRob Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, that's the one I was thinking of the RC Romags , you still have to factor in costs to go and buy cartridges , ?? Yes. I try to plan it in with shopping trips etc to reduce that cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hello, just got some Trust cartridges, Made in Spain, Any good PW members, fibre wad confetti 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, for those on PW who do a lot of pigeon shooting to help the farms what's the position on gettng the farm to buy cartridges and could these be VAT free ?? Farmers can certainly claim VAT back on cart’s - as to whether they are willing to pass that advantage on….? Possible. Sometimes large estates buy cartridges for their farmers, keepers and employees to use for vermin. Always worth asking. I used to shoot on a crown estate where each farm got 1000 cart’s a year - and were expected to use them all for shooting vermin. I would join in with their big annual crow shoot and was always supplied with the estate cart’s. Same when I shot pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, for those on PW who do a lot of pigeon shooting to help the farms what's the position on gettng the farm to buy cartridges and could these be VAT free ?? Can't hurt to ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 28/01/2022 at 10:27, HantsRob said: The Fiocchi TT1s are 10-15 notes cheaper than a Hull Comp X, but find the comp X leaves my gun fairly dirty. Nothing that a quick clean doesn't help, but unburnt powder just seems to mentally tell me it hasn't been as efficient as it could be. Barbury gunroom have some pretty decent prices, probably better than Greenfields for people in the Hampshire/Wiltshire area. Don't look down your barrels on a cold winters day then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HantsRob Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 37 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Don't look down your barrels on a cold winters day then! my OCD can't help it It happens on warm days too! It's the only cart I've shot that I don't feel I get on with great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 hours ago, HantsRob said: my OCD can't help it It happens on warm days too! It's the only cart I've shot that I don't feel I get on with great. And you are overthinking things and finding the unburned powder leads you to think the lead payload did not move as it should. As I said, do not look through your barrels after shooting on a cold day, it will make you think that any cartridge is not pushing the payload fast enough and that is a downward spiral! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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