Salmo Posted December 18 Report Share Posted December 18 (edited) Are they still on the go ? Edited December 18 by Salmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 18 Report Share Posted December 18 Hello, Yes very much so, I think the owner Charles is on the Forum if you do a search, or phone 01865 300066 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted December 18 Report Share Posted December 18 I last spoke to George this time last year and he was still making and selling his cartridges but was just a bit difficult in trying to get the quantity ordered he wanted to supply Charles referred to above is Just Cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 Some of my mates have had a few thousand off him recently. Oddly a few bloopers out of one of the batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever357 Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 As far as I was told earlier in the year, he has closed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lever357 said: As far as I was told earlier in the year, he has closed . Hello, Ah it was Proper Carts and not Just Carts , Shame he was always busy a few years back on PW Edited December 20 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 When George started out you could buy his cartridges from Bywell shooting ground at a very reasonable price. He made a cartridge called proper pigeon in a dark blue case, and was loaded in 30g of 5.5 shot. First pigeon I shot with them was very dead at 30yards - I soon decided that these cartridges would be better on high pheasant. Some time later that year I was on a beating day, and one of the guns had forgotten to pack his cartridges - on hearing this I offered the 100 of George’s cartridges that I had in the car. The gun accepted and paid me twice what I had paid. At the end of the day the gun - who was an experienced shooter said that he was going to detour to Bywell on his way home and clear the shelf as he could not believe how well they patterned at range. I did buy other cartridges from George over the years but not in recent times. Sorry to hear that he is no longer in the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmo Posted December 21 Author Report Share Posted December 21 I used his magnums on geese they were amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted December 22 Report Share Posted December 22 I still have a contact number for him should anyone want to give him a bell place an order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 22 Report Share Posted December 22 George delivered a few slabs my way and then i could never get hold of the bloke. His 30g no6 "Ultimate" load was seriously good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet11-87 Posted Monday at 15:26 Report Share Posted Monday at 15:26 from what ive heard around about he had an issue with his explosive license renewal. his cartridges used to be everywhere in the north east but haven't seen any in a long long time. wish id tried them when i had the chance. all the problems ive heard surrounding proper cartridges it was never the ammunition. i wish him the best, never a good day when a small local firm closes its doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Monday at 15:42 Report Share Posted Monday at 15:42 I shot a 100 Reg ESP at Sporting Targets a few weeks ago and an old chap in our squad was using Proper Cartridges (Red ones). We got chatting and he said George was still going strong and that he and his mates put in a large order every now and then. I hope he is still going as the shells were/are superb for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted Monday at 18:27 Report Share Posted Monday at 18:27 18 hours ago, Whitebridges said: George delivered a few slabs my way and then i could never get hold of the bloke. His 30g no6 "Ultimate" load was seriously good. His 20b Ultimate 28gr in 5.5 were awesome too !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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