HEAD SHOT Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Are all 20b cartridges yellow for safety? Just wondered if I could get another colour to brighten up my day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 iv only seen them in yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Probably a good idea, so they do not get mixed up with 12's. But I could swear I have seen red 20s when I worked in the gunshop. Still though, this was in the back in a carttridge store with well over 10,000 cartriges in at any one time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craphunter Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 You are correct hunter, I have some red 20 bore cartridges. THey are not new so I am not sure if they still make them but there are red cartridges out there for 20 bore. Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Saga 20b cartridges are deep red, should brighten up your day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAD SHOT Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Saga 20b cartridges are deep red, should brighten up your day! Cheers for that Bob. I will investigate. Its like wearing a yellow shirt every day for the rest of your life. Know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 rottwel used to make black ones club 32 they where i think good carts they where sold loose in a bag i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treestalker Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Rottweil Waidmannsheils are still available in black and the Rottweil Tigers that I have are red with yellow writing. Expensive 20 bore shells though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I used some green ones recently...cant remember what make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepy Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Would only ever buy 20 bores in yellow,just for the saftey reasons as we have all seen the pictures of what can happen when stuck in the wrong gun. I think its about time all cartridges were colour coded. Sweepy :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAD SHOT Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Would only ever buy 20 bores in yellow,just for the saftey reasons as we have all seen the pictures of what can happen when stuck in the wrong gun. I think its about time all cartridges were colour coded. Sweepy :blink: I have to be honest, you have a very good point. Health and Safety is paramount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 So whats the most popular brand of 20bore cartriges for say: Fiber 6`s and Fiber 7`s ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Although there is an unwritten convention that said 20g would be yellow, there is no international agreement on this ( and other colurs like red for 16b). This results in the odd funny turning up. There are 12b yellows around, and orange 20g as well as other colours. The idea of colour coding different bores is a great one, but manufacturers always want their cartridge to stand out and so they will always be choosing all sorts of colours. Personally, I think boycott yellow 12g and non yellow 20g - sales might make the manufacturers of the odd colours change their minds. Clayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Although there is an unwritten convention that said 20g would be yellow, there is no international agreement on this ( and other colurs like red for 16b). This results in the odd funny turning up. There are 12b yellows around, and orange 20g as well as other colours. The idea of colour coding different bores is a great one, but manufacturers always want their cartridge to stand out and so they will always be choosing all sorts of colours. Personally, I think boycott yellow 12g and non yellow 20g - sales might make the manufacturers of the odd colours change their minds. Clayman I think that you will find that 16 bore cartridges have been blue, traditionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 It depends on where your 'tradition' comes from. In the states 16 bore were purple or green (rem usually). In the US, most 12 b are red or green. 10's will be brown, 20's will normally be yellow (or sometimes red) and 28/410 will be all different (often purple and red respectively). This is for the major manufacurers (Fed, Rem, Win, and their subsidiaries). That said, I've seen a lot of different combos and have used every color in the rainbow at some time or another except bright pink. I don't think I've shot a pink cartridge yet. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 It depends on where your 'tradition' comes from. In the states 16 bore were purple or green (rem usually). In the US, most 12 b are red or green. 10's will be brown, 20's will normally be yellow (or sometimes red) and 28/410 will be all different (often purple and red respectively). This is for the major manufacurers (Fed, Rem, Win, and their subsidiaries). That said, I've seen a lot of different combos and have used every color in the rainbow at some time or another except bright pink. I don't think I've shot a pink cartridge yet. Thanks, Rick As 99% of the shooters on this forum are from the UK, it would not be unreasonable to assume that by 'traditionally', I referred to the UK and Eley cartridges, as there was little other choice untill the mid 1950's. 8 and 10g here were a deep red, 4g was green. I won't make the obvious comments as to your desire for a pink cartridge, but Record trap were pink, Red Rival, Gyttorp game and Polish olympic were all a dusky pink, as was a cartridge hand loaded by Boss a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Salop, I use several thousand Hull Cartridge High Pheasant 24g and 28g #6 fibre each year, and those two cartridges have yet to let me down. I did have some very punchy Express 25g #5s though, which were spot-on for rat shooting around the farm yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdwillis Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Im sure i read somewhere that BASC where trying to ban non-yellow 20g, a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Im sure i read somewhere that BASC where trying to ban non-yellow 20g, a good thing! It's a sensible idea, but as most cartridges are imported, and Eley is owned by a Spanish company, I don't think that BASC would have any say in the matter. It does not matter what colour 20g cartridges that you use, play safe and buy your 12's in a different colour. As you have a wider choice in 12, I would say that this would be easiest way to go. The idea of standardising gauge colours was suggested many years ago by Burrard and others, but has been followed up by few manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) FC Edited April 27, 2008 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I picked up a GREEN 20 bore shell in the woods at the weekend. It was an RC20 28g cartridge with no.6 shot. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushat Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Salop, I use several thousand Hull Cartridge High Pheasant 24g and 28g #6 fibre each year, and those two cartridges have yet to let me down. I thought Hull HP 20b were 25g and 28g were only available as 28g? Sorry, just being a pedant :yp: Agree they are great cartridges though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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