Quickshot Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I know we seem to go here every so often but what cartridges do you use for them high birds on your days out? Anythin special or just the usual pigeon load? I saw one guy yesterday drop 40 partridges off the one drive at his feet. RC4 Super Game. Cheers QS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Eley Hi Flyer are good cartridges or Gamebore Super Game are also good I would use about 32g of 6's or maybe 5's For partridges i'd use 28g of 7.5's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNicholls Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have always used Eley or Gamebore for driven pheasants and they have coped well over the years, including the high ones. But last year I fancied a change and started to look for something a little faster and settled with Hull High Pheasant-30gm No 6 fibre wads. I shot them for about 6 or 8 days driven and came to the conclusion that they really are superb. I noticed that they also came top in the recent shooting products polls in the Shooting Times and Sporting Gun magazines in their categories. Fast and clean, just how I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushat Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 But last year I fancied a change and started to look for something a little faster and settled with Hull High Pheasant-30gm No 6 fibre wads. ^^^I'm with him - great cartridges. Pricey, but then most decent game cartridges are and relative to the cost of driven shooting, they aren't too bad. Higher stuff I'd go to the new 32g load in no. 5s, but 30g of 6's does nicely most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Following my last posting about plastic/fibre wads - just make sure it's fibre wads!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 GB no 6's for pheasants. Dropping everyone stone dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Following my last posting about plastic/fibre wads - just make sure it's fibre wads!!! they used to do a photo degradeable plastic wad just to complicate the decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Following my last posting about plastic/fibre wads - just make sure it's fibre wads!!! they used to do a photo degradeable plastic wad just to complicate the decision I believed they stopped because it was ****, esp. compared to the fibres! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Lyvale supreme game32 5 shot for me on driven days when the birds are up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnab Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Is it me or is anyone else having trouble concentrating on al4x's posts? My eyes just seem to wander off to the left a bit and it takes me 10 mins to read each post. Ps I have just started on a big buy of Hull Three Crowns 30g 6's with paper case and fibre wad and they are bloody marvellous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Lyvale supreme game32 5 shot for me on driven days when the birds are up there these are the ones too use for your high pheasants - supurb cartridge and good at knocking really high pigeons down ( ask grasshopper :blink: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nav54 Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 hull 20b sterling game 6 shot 30gram or for 12b eley hi flyer found they perform very well all round. (Providing they are pointed in the direction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Nav54, you must be mad (or unable to feel recoil) shooting 30g loads in a 20-bore. I use 28g in my 20-bores as a maximum, and it kills everything stone dead. I use Hull High Pheasant 30g #6 fibre wads in my 12-bore, as per Chris and co above. They do a pretty decisive job. I was using Rottweil 34g Panthers at one point, but they were a little excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 two words,,,,, 10 Bore :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 two words,,,,, 10 Bore :blink: Another two words 'single 8' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Rimmer_ Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 If u can can cope with it victory white 35g in 5's or if not mini magnum 40g 4's, now they kill. Also very good are europa, sipe and JK6's but all of these are too expensive now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 If u can can cope with it victory white 35g in 5's or if not mini magnum 40g 4's, now they kill. Also very good are europa, sipe and JK6's but all of these are too expensive now. mini magnum 40g 4's for high pheasants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Rimmer_ Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 I dont shoot many and i dont mean at 'high' pheasants But i have killed some extremely high ones with these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 I dont shoot many and i dont mean at 'high' pheasants But i have killed some extremely high ones with these Yeah, you might well kill them but rip them up a bit at the same time, these are a hare cartridge really i'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Rimmer_ Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I dont shoot many and i dont mean at 'high' pheasants But i have killed some extremely high ones with these Yeah, you might well kill them but rip them up a bit at the same time, these are a hare cartridge really i'd say. Thats why i said HIGH pheasants not on the flat ground but off valleys e.t.c, if The birds that are shot are selected they never get ripped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nav54 Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 i do use 20b traditional game by gamebore 6 28 but for the higher birds 30 6's I have found work best do not really notice the recoil in all honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheasanthunter Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 for those really high birds i tend to use lyvale supreme game 32gram n.o 5's i think they are pretty good at stopping those high fliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Have just used Rio RC4 Oro, 35g x 4's on some high Pheasants up in the Wesh Borders. I will be buying more! ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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