Switch to fibre, any changes needed?

[ChrisPackham]

I would appreciate any feedback in terms of what to expect with a switch to fibre wads, should I be tightening up chokes?

Without becoming an Eco loony or criticising others choice, recently I have had a bee in my bonnet about the amount of plastic I am effectively dumping in the countryside (albeit the the shooting grounds should be clearing it up).  I understand that the cartridges don't pattern as well, but they will still perform better than I can.

I have used up most of my plastic cartridges and have started off with Hull Pro Fibre due in the main to the poor selection on offer in the shop, any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Will Hewland]

If you are committed to it, pick a good fibre cartridge, such as Pro Fibre. The choke change is pretty small. Maybe 1/4 choke max with a good fibre cartridge. Just get a better or more frequent barrel cleaner..

 

[Mark Jones]

Hull super fast are good in fibre

 

[ChrisPackham]

If you are committed to it, pick a good fibre cartridge, such as Pro Fibre. The choke change is pretty small. Maybe 1/4 choke max with a good fibre cartridge. Just get a better or more frequent barrel cleaner..

Excellent, thanks Will, I tend to clean barrels every time anyway so hopefully I won't notice, I think I will leave chokes as they are (½ and ¼ as per previous advice) it's a bit of a price jump in cartridges though...

 

[ips]

Is that them jobs that chuck confetti out the end and make a funny pop sound  ?

Ask PhilS if he has any of the ones I gave him left. They were really good ...... not

 

[ChrisPackham]

Hull super fast are good in fibre

Excellent, thanks, quite a bit cheaper!

 

[Daibevan]

I've been using fibre all the time for the past few months mainly because I buy a couple of thou at a time and got sick of chopping and changing at differnt shoots. My cartridge of choice is power blue, to me they are clean through the barrels and don't blow confetti. My scores are improving and I find one shell shot constantly is helping.

 

[Bramble]

I use Kent velocity fibre in my 525, as said, fibre seem a tad dirtier so good barrel cleaning is a must. Chokes are 1/4 & 1/2

 

[ChrisPackham]

Brilliant, thanks guys!

 

[Jim Wheeler]

apart from the `report` or bang when you pull the trigger, fibre or plastic,, 95% of shooter`s will never see the difference of any combination of choke or cartridge,,, if you are `on it` it will break regardless, if you miss , you miss,,

 apart from in the desert,,,,,,,, :wacko:  

 

[PhilS]

Is that them jobs that chuck confetti out the end and make a funny pop sound  ?

Ask PhilS if he has any of the ones I gave him left. They were really good ...... not

No I haven't! Thought I was at a wedding when I shot those buggers ?

When I need to shoot fibres I use Velocities. Very little difference between the plas and fibre in these in terms of felt recoil and confetti is minimal. 

With regard to chokes, I'm told they pattern a little more open, but I stick with 1/2 & 1/2 so can't report any change or difference,  sorry.

 

[westley]

I would appreciate any feedback in terms of what to expect with a switch to fibre wads, should I be tightening up chokes?

Without becoming an Eco loony or criticising others choice, recently I have had a bee in my bonnet about the amount of plastic I am effectively dumping in the countryside (albeit the the shooting grounds should be clearing it up).  I understand that the cartridges don't pattern as well, but they will still perform better than I can.

I have used up most of my plastic cartridges and have started off with Hull Pro Fibre due in the main to the poor selection on offer in the shop, any other suggestions would be appreciated.

​Whilst I admire your attitude towards the use of fibre wads over plastic, how would you propose that the shooting grounds 'clean up' the spent plastic wads ? I have tried on many an occasion to clean up spent plastic wads from a well kept grass area in front of a DTL trap, but without any degree of success. We even tried a demonstration of what can only be described as a giant 'Dyson' which is used at events to suck up litter,  including drinks cans. That was a total failure too. Bearing in mind this was off a lawned area, how you would succeed on a sporting layout over rough or undulating ground I have no idea. With reference to your original question, I have found the Hull Superfast to be one of the cleanest fibre wadded cartridges that I have used, just shoot them through your usual chokes and do not even think about it. I have mixed Hull fibre and plastic and shot them without knowing which was which, I did not experience any perceivable difference between them. I suppose your local shooting ground would welcome you with open arms if you wished to take your bucket and volunteer to collect those plastic wads, best choose a day when they are not shooting though.

 

[ChrisPackham]

​Whilst I admire your attitude towards the use of fibre wads over plastic, how would you propose that the shooting grounds 'clean up' the spent plastic wads ? I have tried on many an occasion to clean up spent plastic wads from a well kept grass area in front of a DTL trap, but without any degree of success. We even tried a demonstration of what can only be described as a giant 'Dyson' which is used at events to suck up litter,  including drinks cans. That was a total failure too. Bearing in mind this was off a lawned area, how you would succeed on a sporting layout over rough or undulating ground I have no idea. With reference to your original question, I have found the Hull Superfast to be one of the cleanest fibre wadded cartridges that I have used, just shoot them through your usual chokes and do not even think about it. I have mixed Hull fibre and plastic and shot them without knowing which was which, I did not experience any perceivable difference between them. I suppose your local shooting ground would welcome you with open arms if you wished to take your bucket and volunteer to collect those plastic wads, best choose a day when they are not shooting though.

Hi

A couple of grounds that I have shot at close for a couple of days a year and use a giant rake behind a small tractor which appears quite successful, however they are more expensive places to shoot so I guess that they can afford the closure.

Thanks for the super fast recommendation, I will give those a go.

 

[Paul120]

apart from the `report` or bang when you pull the trigger, fibre or plastic,, 95% of shooter`s will never see the difference of any combination of choke or cartridge,,, if you are `on it` it will break regardless, if you miss , you miss,,

 apart from in the desert,,,,,,,,

 

Are you saying that 95% of clay shooters are rubbish?

joking apart, you are probably correct in that most shoot sporting where the majority of the targets are face on,  close and reletivley slow. There's also the opportunity to set a course to compensate.

The top shots however can hit the edge on stuff going quickly at distances that would severley test a fibre cartidge with the shot load currently allowed. I would personally like it to be test if skill knowing that if on it it would break.

Fibre at OT or even ABT & UT where the targets are more regulated make it become a game of chance especially with the 24g allowed fo OT.

Ive shot some OT and ABT with fibre and the results are pretty poor and not good on the shoulder or pocket. 

To compensate the shot load would possibly have to go back to 36g to ensure a properly placed shot broke the target.

As for rubbish strewn everywhere well, you want to see most streets on a windy day when the rubbish collection comes to pick up the recycling.  Ever wondered where all the witches knickers that adorn most trees and wire fences come from? 

 

[Mike L]

I shoot both plastic and fibre, the only difference I really see is the fibre are dirtier.

 

[Oldblaster]

I had the same dilemma, so shot a 100 bird sporting layout with plastic and then the same 100 birds with fibre, scored slightly higher with the fibre probably because I new what to expect, but nothing in it. I do think a fast edge on quartering or long crosser with fibre may benefit from choking up a bit.