jinxy72 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 hi all. ... just picked up an escort semi auto 3" chamber ...... whats the lightest loads people have used in these ? any ideas if they will take 21g 's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 mine wouldnt cycle anything under 32 grams consistantly.newer models might be ok ,but id ask or mention it when you buy it,inform them if it dont cycle its coming back,cover your self like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoCars Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 if the guns clean, gas port clear ect, it should do, just make sure the carts are 67.5mm or longer, escorts dont like 65mm carts, I use 28's in mine for clays tho and it works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Mine's happy with 24g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 i got the 3" for the reason that i could also use it for skeet if i wanted to .. ill give it a go on monday and see what happens. i did mention it to the shop and wouldnt be a prob .... and i bought it anyway as this will be my rough gun so 32g's will be used alot as well... someone told me that its the 3rd cart that causes issues with the escorts with jams etc .... dunno how true this is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 i only use 28gram, not tryed any thing smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomleatel Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Mine would take them, but to save the agro bought a new spring £11.00, and that solved the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) i got the 3" for the reason that i could also use it for skeet if i wanted to .. ill give it a go on monday and see what happens. I thought all Escort (at least the newer models) were 3" chambers at least, and besides, what does a 3" chamber have to do with Skeet? Clay shells are for the most part 2 3/4" (67.5mm) or 2 1/2" (65mm). EDIT: You mean you DIDN'T buy the 3 1/2" Sorry, brain on a go slow today. Can't answer the 21g question though, mines a pump so doesn't matter! Enjoy your new gun BTW! Edited December 5, 2008 by Markio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 lol .. dont have anything to do with skeet m8 but as u figured i didnt get the 3.5" version cos i wanna use it for clays etc ... i picked out skeet cos semi autos are more generally accepted for skeet and the lighter gun ( i think ) works better for me when doin skeet .... i have a fabarm stl sporter i use for other disiplines but it can feel heavy ( and slow ) on a skeet range. but the main reason i got it was as a rough gun .... just curious what peeps have used in theirs thats all oh and the fact i like the hull comp x 21's ..... great cheap cart for clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Smallest i use are 28's.The shop i bought it from advised not to go smaller than this incase of cycling probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Yeah sorry about that, i was totally the wrong train of thought, Anyway, have fun with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) right judgement day came ...... I grabbed my new escort semi-auto and headed down to west kent today for its maiden run :o ...... i took some hull comp x 28g's i had left and also bought some hull comp x 21g's whilst i was there ... as u can tell i like the hull comp x range ... cheap ... pattern well and dont make a complete mess of ur gun... ive even tried more expensive hull carts but still pref the comp x range .... anyway i started with the 28's ... no probs at all.. all cycled well as expected really seeing as others have tried 28's ..... then came moment of truth the 21's . i started with a single which ejected without any issues ... so i loaded the magazine up . first shot went followed by the others all without any worry ....... so there u have it ... the escort will cycle 21g's !!!!!!!!! this was with a new clean gun. forgot to add .... i only used 2 carts in it as west kent dont allow 3 carts in a semi-auto ( ground rules ) . Edited December 8, 2008 by jinxy72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Im impressed! I would never have thought they'd cycle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) yeah no worries at all m8 ..... it is a 3" version and not the 3.5" .... and is new so nice and clean.. i know people have said a dirty escort can be probmatic .... but then again others i know have never cleaned theirs and it still works i put 30 through it today without worry ... was hoping for more but time was an issue Edited December 8, 2008 by jinxy72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Spud_ Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I have 3 escorts, two luxana and one basic synthetic and they will cycle the hull comp x 21g carts all day no problem at all, and with the cost saving over 28g I cant tell any difference for clay bashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I have 3 escorts, two luxana and one basic synthetic and they will cycle the hull comp x 21g carts all day no problem at all, and with the cost saving over 28g I cant tell any difference for clay bashing. exactly my point m8 .. app. the 21's are better technology wise than the 28's as they are a newer cart so have the latest parts ..... how true this is i dont know but they do preform very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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