Thread: Ammo Availability?

What's the ammo stocks look like out there guys, went to GS North Shore and H&F Westgate could only find 1 Slab of REM 3inch No3. Apparently there is a container due at the end of the month.

Going to be a few pissed off duck shooters of the container is held up a month before it's unloaded

Originally Posted by 223nut

Going to be a few pissed off duck shooters of the container is held up a month before it's unloaded

I'm sorted for opening weekend at least, always make sure I've got at least a slab left at the end of the season for just such occasions

I bought a slab yesterday. Heard gc shipment not due till end April. Best buy avoid the dilema of missing out.

Originally Posted by Quackers

I bought a slab yesterday. Heard gc shipment not due till end April. Best buy avoid the dilema of missing out.

steel 2,s in the 2 3/4 inch cases is my only worry but ive got a dozen left and ive yet to throw that much steel at geese or swans for ages.
and the padocks we hunt tomorrow is with farmers supplied lead 3,s
good for geese and parries at reasonable ranges

Originally Posted by gsp follower

steel 2,s in the 2 3/4 inch cases is my only worry but ive got a dozen left and ive yet to throw that much steel at geese or swans for ages.
and the padocks we hunt tomorrow is with farmers supplied lead 3,s
good for geese and parries at reasonable ranges

Lead 3's are definitely good goose medicine

best goose load ever in the 12 gauge
falcon/h&f 2 3/4 inch 40 gram lead twos
crushes geese at all ranges thru the appropriate chokes

If anyone is after some steel ammo I’ve posted some over in the for sale section, 8 boxes of 3inch 1 1/4 and 9 boxes of 1 1/8.

Originally Posted by gsp follower

best goose load ever in the 12 gauge
falcon/h&f 2 3/4 inch 40 gram lead twos
crushes geese at all ranges thru the appropriate chokes

winchester superX lead #2s were my all time favourite loads,wallabies and geese didnt like them much,hares n ducks tended to die rather quickly and many a treed possum felt the fury too..... the Xpert steel equivilent is pretty good .
that ammo Mark has put up is good stuff,the sportsman is clean burning and patterns well. killed many a duck with the same stuff.

Originally Posted by Quackers

I bought a slab yesterday. Heard gc shipment not due till end April. Best buy avoid the dilema of missing out.

Yup, container of steel ammo is currently held up at the Picton Ferry. Usual story of getting DG across the Strait, made worse by our current "situation"

Buggar I just bought some is it the Falcon stuff.loling forward to shooting the old sxs. Have loaded some home load bismuth in 36gram aswell. So see how that goes. I did note the Falcon stuff runs felt wads. My stuff I made has plastic wads so pressure and velocity will be much different.

Yeah all good I've got couple box's of homeloads and couple box's Falcon. That will see me right after opening.

From what I have seen still plenty of the best ammo around... Falcon

Falcon 2 3/4" 35g #4 is my go to <40m duck load.
Kills great with less wounded ducks than #2 or #3. A good dense pattern for shooting winged divers on the river/ponds.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

Falcon 2 3/4" 35g #4 is my go to <40m duck load.
Kills great with less wounded ducks than #2 or #3. A good dense pattern for shooting winged divers on the river/ponds.

And the big lake, its a great load.