blackbird Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 As I am new to clay shooting could you guys recommend me a good all round shell for sporting clays as i am looking to get me a batch instead of buying them at the ground?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 4 bore without saying what gauge it is for u wont get many responses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 If you are shooting a 12 bore the Eley blues are a nice shell to start off with, in either 24gram or 28gram. They pattern well and hardly any felt recoil if you hold the gun correctly. You can get them in 9's for skeet. 7 1/2 & 8's for sporting and DTL Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Olymic Trap or Firsts are a good cheap and cherful lot Or anything that is on offer/cheap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Eley Firsts are a cracking clay shell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Eley Firsts are a cracking clay shell... What he said I bought a batch of these because they were the cheapest I could find, and was very pleasantly surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 They are the cheapest shell in the North West and absolutely no problem with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I have used a few Eley Firsts, i was looking for a low recoil shell at the time and they were as good in that department than shells costing more. However i'm currently using White Gold XLR 28g #8's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayward Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 They are the cheapest shell in the North West and absolutely no problem with them. Gordon wheres the cheapest shell @ the mo i need to stock up again ? ,thanks Jay and yep Eley Firsts are good shell, i also use gamebore xlr white gold but there pricey of late !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 They are the cheapest shell in the North West and absolutely no problem with them. Gordon wheres the cheapest shell @ the mo i need to stock up again ? ,thanks Jay and yep Eley Firsts are good shell, i also use gamebore xlr white gold but there pricey of late !!! Yes, White Gold do seem to have gone a bit pricey lately I rang round a few gunshops when I got my Eley First and McEvoys (MacAvoys) (McAvoys) :lol: in Standish were the cheapest at £121 for 1000 Fibre. ^_^ Bet they've gone up again now, though, I'm just using up the last of that 1000. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Jay - Kelbrook had a lot of them - £93 per 1000, then £98 per 1000, then £100 per 1000 - currently £128 per 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayward Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Jay - Kelbrook had a lot of them - £93 per 1000, then £98 per 1000, then £100 per 1000 - currently £128 per 1000. thanks Gordon picked up some Olymic Trap @ £128 the average then :look: ^_^ they seem ok i still like white gold as i but there an extra £10-15 per tho , sod that lol i can have a 100 more clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Jay - where are you getting them from? Kelbrook is a bit of a trek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayward Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Entwistle guns .Preston PR2 3PQ sorry Gordon i did not read the thread until now ! there open today and i think they said back to normal on boxing day .... im not shure but i think they may ! open Sunday mornings and you could tie it in with a visit to Toplands Farm, Woodplumpton Sunday shoot PR4 0NE Where i will be mostly shooting soon i think .. My local has began to grate on me !! i don't like having to argue about how many clays ive shot frankly i pees me off BIG TIME !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Bought a few guns and shells off Entwistle's. Always found them very reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 As others have said, you can't beat Eley's in First, Olympic trap or Blues. Good cartridge and I use them for everything except wildfowling where I use Remington Nitro or Hi-speed shells. Use HB Pigeon or High Flyer for game and Pigeons and VIP also for game all in fibre. The only Eley cartidge I think is compkletely **** is the Eley Grand Prix Steel, dirty fouling,horrible smelling, shell. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squodged Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Olymic Trap or Firsts are a good cheap and cherful lot Or anything that is on offer/cheap!! They work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 dirty fouling,horrible smelling, SS I used to shoot with a bloke like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismpullbang Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 If you can help it, steer clear of D&J's, very dirty making you barrel a B$%£H to clean at times, Olympic trap seem to be a good shell to choose for most targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu S Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Personally I mostly shoot RC1 7.5 shot (in 12g), and i find them a good all round cartridge. They cost £40 per 250 from my local gun shop, but i'm not sure about cost anywhere else. I have shot Gamebore Blue Diamond, but at £45 per 250, they are a bit more expensive. Good cartridges, but i'd probably choose the RC1 over them. Hope that helps! Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 The cheapest that you can get hold of. They all break clays. If it doesn't break then it's not the cartridge, I can assure you. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Anyone ever use any of the Clever Mirage range? My local clay ground stocks the full range so it's what I use (T2's - plaswad) and I've never had any complaints but they're rarely mentioned on any forums or magazines. Back to the original posting - I use 28g 7.5s for clays assuming you are shooting 12g; I'm not that good so don't suspect the choice of cartridge would make much difference in any case so I buy what I can get my hands on locally... no point in saving £10/1000 if I have to drive miles to get them. :blink: Stay away from steel shot though; read an article recently about the risk of ricochet within clay grounds (dependant on layout of course) when using steel. Good luck. WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Anything made by Lyalvale! Skeet: 'Pro Specialist Skeet 91/2' Pigeon: 'Pigeon Special' No. 6 Game: 'Supreme' 30gram fibre 61/2' Sporting: Any of the above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Anything made by Lyalvale! Skeet: 'Pro Specialist Skeet 91/2' Pigeon: 'Pigeon Special' No. 6 Game: 'Supreme' 30gram fibre 61/2' Sporting: Any of the above! Hi dood why not eley dont you rate them? Come on, Winch! you know why! I was there at the birth of most of the product range! (Especially the Pigeon Special, Maxgame, 28 gauge & .410 range.) Breadster swears by the Skeet 91/2's. (He has the first box of Supreme off the track!) Nowt wrong with Eley that sound cases won't put right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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