miapia221 Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 225 Eley Rolled Turnover cartridges, waterproof, 12 g 2 1/2 inch 65 mm, Rolled Turnover, 1 1/16 oz, 30 g, 9 shot, These are old cartridges,never been out there boxs, some have a small rust mark on cap £50 certificate holders only, D18 5 NG, North Lincolnshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) A bit of an odd cartridge. RTO..#9 shot.... 65mm... 30grm. Eley grand prix. It's almost like the shot size stamp had been printed upside down. They would have been a good wodland pheasant cartridge in a lightweight sbs if that had been the case. It's a shame that you are so far away. Ps. Are they paper or plastic case.? And are they fibre or plaswad ? Edited September 25, 2022 by Minky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever357 Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Number 9s are usually a skeet cartridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miapia221 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Minky said: A bit of an odd cartridge. RTO..#9 shot.... 65mm... 30grm. Eley grand prix. It's almost like the shot size stamp had been printed upside down. They would have been a good wodland pheasant cartridge in a lightweight sbs if that had been the case. It's a shame that you are so far away. Ps. Are they paper or plastic case.? And are they fibre or plaswad ? Hi Minky, These are quite old cartridges, size 9 is printed on the rolled end, they are plastic case, It does not say on them anywere fibre or plaswad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfish Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 16 hours ago, miapia221 said: Hi Minky, These are quite old cartridges, size 9 is printed on the rolled end, they are plastic case, It does not say on them anywere fibre or plaswad. Just hold them up to the light 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 Originally for Snipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miapia221 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Smokersmith said: Originally for Snipe? Hi Smokersmith, Not sure what they were for, I just know I won't be useing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 I can’t remember Eley selling Grand Prix in size 9, Seems they must have,the silver heads were 1970’s I believe,and not made for long,soon went back to brass colour.They cost about £1.20 a box then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, TOPGUN749 said: I can’t remember Eley selling Grand Prix in size 9, Seems they must have,the silver heads were 1970’s I believe,and not made for long,soon went back to brass colour.They cost about £1.20 a box then! They are felt wads and number 9 shot was only available in the rolled turnover type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miapia221 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 17 hours ago, TOPGUN749 said: Hi Topgun749 Thanks for that info, I new there were old but not how old. On 25/09/2022 at 16:27, Minky said: A bit of an odd cartridge. RTO..#9 shot.... 65mm... 30grm. Eley grand prix. It's almost like the shot size stamp had been printed upside down. They would have been a good wodland pheasant cartridge in a lightweight sbs if that had been the case. It's a shame that you are so far away. Ps. Are they paper or plastic case.? And are they fibre or plaswad ? Hi Minky, just been told they felt wads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miapia221 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 25/09/2022 at 14:50, miapia221 said: 225 Eley Rolled Turnover cartridges, waterproof, 12 g 2 1/2 inch 65 mm, Rolled Turnover, 1 1/16 oz, 30 g, 9 shot, These are old cartridges,never been out there boxs, some have a small rust mark on cap £50 certificate holders only, D18 5 NG, North Lincolnshire SOLD pending pick up, thanks to all the information members have gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) With all that info I can well see them being ideal for snipe or woodcockcout of a lightweight sbs. But how many cartridges would a snipe or woodcock shooter ever use.? Perhaps that's why this slab was complete except for one box. I wonder what the history is. Ireland perhaps. Of all of the head that I've shot, I've only ever shot one snipe and that was a bit of a fluke. There was some marsh fields that had flooded. We didn't even realize that there were any snipe on the field and as we got over the fence on our way out to the river bank the field lifted. By the time I had gotten cartridges in I basically just pack shot and one unlucky one out of the thousand fell. I don't think that it tasted very good. years ago now. Shot loads of woodcock. Edited September 28, 2022 by Minky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 Now they are sold and good luck to the buyer it wouldn't surprise me if they are collectors cartridges with very few of them being made and still in the original boxes , no one on the forum seemed to have any in there collection, and we were told that 9s were a one off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miapia221 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 15 hours ago, marsh man said: Now they are sold and good luck to the buyer it wouldn't surprise me if they are collectors cartridges with very few of them being made and still in the original boxes , no one on the forum seemed to have any in there collection, and we were told that 9s were a one off . Hi marsh man, It is a collector that has brought them, he says from about 1970 they were a special order in 9s from eley, when they could shoot starlings from the heaps and buildings around the farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 28/09/2022 at 20:16, Minky said: With all that info I can well see them being ideal for snipe or woodcockcout of a lightweight sbs. But how many cartridges would a snipe or woodcock shooter ever use.? Perhaps that's why this slab was complete except for one box. I wonder what the history is. Ireland perhaps. Of all of the head that I've shot, I've only ever shot one snipe and that was a bit of a fluke. There was some marsh fields that had flooded. We didn't even realize that there were any snipe on the field and as we got over the fence on our way out to the river bank the field lifted. By the time I had gotten cartridges in I basically just pack shot and one unlucky one out of the thousand fell. I don't think that it tasted very good. years ago now. Shot loads of woodcock. A snipe and woodcock shooter will fire alot of cartridges over a season! And these would do the job for woodcock, especially in snap shooting in heavy cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Krico woodcock said: A snipe and woodcock shooter will fire alot of cartridges over a season! And these would do the job for woodcock, especially in snap shooting in heavy cover. I've never seen many snipe over I the South East. Woodcock can be vary variable with a piece of ground showing quite a lot and another place never having them. Very few snipe on game carts and a few woodcock. But that's just in my area of the southeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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