Shotgun Cartridges

[The Moose]

Not really sure where to put this (!!), so thought in here and the mods can then move it to wherever.

I'm just getting into shotgun shooting and have been looking around and speaking to people about what cartridges to buy.

I've come across some 12Ga 28gm Fibre 7 ½ made by Rio Target for £165 /1000.

Is this a reasonable price? Are they reasonable cartridges?

I'm going to be mainly shooting clays for the moment.

Cheers

[Jem0911]

Fine for clays.
Price is about right.
I pay £152.50 for 1000 Eley first fibre.
But I buy 5000
I used Eley Olyimpic for plastic wad grounds. Last price £148 a 1000.

[The Nur]

Does it really only cost around £150 for a thousand shells/cartridges?

[Jem0911]

The Nur said:

Does it really only cost around £150 for a thousand shells/cartridges?

Just over if you buy in baulk.
Can be up to £300 for specialist shells for high game loads etc.

[HOGEPH]

Been down a pistol range on holiday. That makes my 50 rounds of 9mm at $26.99 seem very expensive.

[The Nur]

Jem0911 said:

Just over if you buy in baulk.
Can be up to £300 for specialist shells for high game loads etc.

Well you learn something new every day

[The Moose]

Jem0911 said:

Fine for clays.
Price is about right.
I pay £152.50 for 1000 Eley first fibre.
But I buy 5000
I used Eley Olyimpic for plastic wad grounds. Last price £148 a 1000.

I won't be shooting anything but clays at the moment.

I'm only going to pick up a thou to start with I think (should last me one or two sessions down the traps!)

So, it's a reasonable price then?

Apparently plastics are not allowed at some locations - hence why I'm thinking of the fibre?

[u05je7]

The Nur said:

Does it really only cost around £150 for a thousand shells/cartridges?

"Only" If it seems too reasonable then you may be ok purchasing Bismuth shot (Joke!). I use a mix of Eley VIP sporting (more for that fact that it has my surname!) and Hull Pro One's. I think they are around £190/thousand.

I'm assuming that you are shooting sporting and not something else. For some of the trap disciplines a fast 24gram load is quite good.

Particularly when you are starting, I wouldn't really bother with the brand or type at the moment as you really won't appreciate the difference too much. For clays I would stick to a 7.5 or 8 shot size. No more than 28g load if you want to do CPSA competitions.

Far more beneficial would be thinking of what chokes to use and making sure the stock fits you. A trip to a gunsmith is well worth it.

Hope this helps

[Jovial Joe]

The Moose said:

Not really sure where to put this (!!), so thought in here and the mods can then move it to wherever.

I'm just getting into shotgun shooting and have been looking around and speaking to people about what cartridges to buy.

I've come across some 12Ga 28gm Fibre 7 ½ made by Rio Target for £165 /1000.

Is this a reasonable price? Are they reasonable cartridges?

I'm going to be mainly shooting clays for the moment.

Cheers

That's a good price for not a bad shell, the plastic are a vey clean shooting cartridge but the fibre load was pretty messy when it came to cleaning the barrels afterwards. I bought 4000 of them last year at about that, mine were 8s though.
Get as much lead in the air as possible.
Regards

[marksx]

Off on a tangent here, is £2.40 per 50 rounds an average price for .22?

I've just started shooting and that's the price in the club.

[jeff m2]

marksx said:

Off on a tangent here, is £2.40 per 50 rounds an average price for .22?

I've just started shooting and that's the price in the club.

I'm in the US so this sort of stuff is cheaper, here a brick of economy 22lr is $20 - $25. So I would say that's an ok price.

ETA brick = 500...divide by 10 etc

[Mr Dave]

marksx said:

Off on a tangent here, is £2.40 per 50 rounds an average price for .22?

I've just started shooting and that's the price in the club.

I pay £2.50 for 50.

For my dads .45 its £38 for 50 ...ouch.

[marksx]

Mr Dave said:

I pay £2.50 for 50.

For my dads .45 its £38 for 50 ...ouch.

Ouch!

I noticed on the back wall of theshop they sell 50 cal rounds at £3 a pop!

[wiffmaster]

I always order from these chaps: http://www.justcartridges.com/

Excellent service and very convenient.

If you're shooting clays, then you might as well go for cheap ones. I use 28g, 7½, fibrewad, Eley First cartridges and they're pretty decent for clays - kick is reasonable and no duds from the 750 I've shot so far.

[Mojocvh]

The Nur said:

Jem0911 said:

Just over if you buy in baulk.
Can be up to £300 for specialist shells for high game loads etc.

Well you learn something new every day

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[The Nur]

Fair play, cheers guys, wasn't expecting such detail

I haven't got a gun, would like one but student accommodation doesn't really allow such things. My dad has guns but I've never had the opportunity to fire them. One day though I would like to get a license though.

[Turn7]

The Nur said:

Does it really only cost around £150 for a thousand shells/cartridges?

ONLY !!!

Thats 15p per bang, plus the clay at about 25p, plus the fuel to get there.

Any clay shooter who enjoys the hobby will do at least 4k shells per year.

Times are hard here and the cart prices have pretty much stopped me shooting of late.

[The Nur]

Turn7 said:

ONLY !!!

Thats 15p per bang, plus the clay at about 25p, plus the fuel to get there.

Any clay shooter who enjoys the hobby will do at least 4k shells per year.

Times are hard here and the cart prices have pretty much stopped me shooting of late.

For a complete novice that sounds pretty reasonable

[Turn7]

The Nur said:

Turn7 said:

ONLY !!!

Thats 15p per bang, plus the clay at about 25p, plus the fuel to get there.

Any clay shooter who enjoys the hobby will do at least 4k shells per year.

Times are hard here and the cart prices have pretty much stopped me shooting of late.

For a complete novice that sounds pretty reasonable

Not if you are used to paying £100/1000 and 12p/bird and 87p/litre !!!!!!

[TackleburyUk]

Ah, i remember picking up 1000 Lyevale White Gold F2's for £120 @ 1000. Those days are gone now...

The best carts I ever got were for my Baikal auto. It’s a super magnum with 3 1/5 inch chambers.

10 carts for £12, they are No.4 2 1/4 oz, kick like a mule!!! The shot is surrounded by sawdust to stop the shot turning into discs down the barrel!!!

Much Fun, keep up the practice.