Cartridge recommendations for a newbie ..

[Rupert]

Brilliant!

One last question, plastic or fibre? Local club has no rules about fibre only...

R

Plas if you can,fibre if you must.

 

[Pirate Salmon]

I've only just started, have been using Fiocchi FBlu 28g and 24g. Good price down by me, but I suppose that's because I know the dealer personally. Although of course my step-father still has to buy them for me

 

[Finners]

I've only just started, have been using Fiocchi FBlu 28g and 24g. Good price down by me, but I suppose that's because I know the dealer personally. Although of course my step-father still has to buy them for me

And if you're happy with them, stick with them for the time being. As you become more accustomed/experienced you'll try a few other brands perhaps; and you might even settle on a specific cartridge one day. More likely you'll join the rest of us on the Holy Grail Trail. :biggrin:

ps - nowt wrong with 24g loads either. Stick with them, save yourself a few quid.

 

[Mark Jones]

Kent Velocity, one of the best and cheapest on the market, most of it is hype anyway, but for sporting this 7.5 is great

 

[Stan]

Sorry Nick, I meant of 28g vs 21g CompX referred to above

Looks like they are the ones to go with at 170 per thou

Will try 21g too as faster and a little cheaper

Extra money can go in more coaching!

Thanks chaps!

Another vote for Comp X here as another relative newbie... Bought 1000 at £166 and am half way through them. Unfortunately work has this nasty habit of getting in the way! :comando: Can't fault them though. Comparatively cheap as chips and clays are breaking with increasing consistency when my head is in the right place.

 

[ChrisPackham]

Plas if you can,fibre if you must.

Brilliant, plastic are even cheaper, £160 per thou

Thanks

 

[Woodcock]

Rio 20 Target Load. 28g of 8's. Well made and inexpensive which throws excellent patterns with moderate recoil.

 

[Blackstar Ninja]

Rio Target Load 28g, 24g 7s, 8s, 9s all the mutts ******!

 

[Woodcock]

Rio Target Load. 28g of 8's with a plas wad. Currently paying £150 per thousand. This is a lot of performance for not a lot of cash!!!

 

[Will Hewland]

Rio Target Load. 28g of 8's with a plas wad. Currently paying £150 per thousand. This is a lot of performance for not a lot of cash!!!

Yes! But £150? Where?.. Retail about £165?

 

[Woodcock]

Falkirk Sporting Shooting Club( Central Scotland)are selling said cartridges for £150 per thousand to members. This is a non profit making club that put on very challenging sporting targets verging on FITASC standard for a very reasonable charge.

 

[Geordieboy]

Hi, just thought I'd give my 10pence worth here.  I am 3 years into my clay shooting life and have shot cheap to expensive shells to find what I like the most.  I settled on Fiocchi Official Traps for Sporting Clays.  Smooth and hard hitting.  I have however, just bought 1000 Fiocchi Top 1's for practice and I have to say that they could rapidly become my favourite shell.  Smooth with great patterns through my Mk38, its like shooting a 24gram shell when they are 28grams. 

I know a few Top shots that use them at my local club.  Great breaks and they are as cheap as they come!