Thread: Upland ammo

Spent the last 2 days flicking messages between my self and petros about ammo for the 9 days we are up north , we decided to get some English classic from maimai supplies, whats everyone else using for upland?? The link below takes you to the ammo we are getting

NSI Special Game 32g Shotgun Ammo

I normally just use skeet ammo for the Quails.

ounce an 1/8 #7 24grn AP70N 1260 fps

Should have enough.

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

Spent the last 2 days flicking messages between my self and petros about ammo for the 9 days we are up north , we decided to get some English classic from maimai supplies, whats everyone else using for upland?? The link below takes you to the ammo we are getting

NSI Special Game 32g Shotgun Ammo

I have been using their 20g Paper case / fiber wad (environmentally friendly) but run out so back to Winchester super pheasant for now and 1/4 choke

I usually use trap loads over my pointer but im running the cockers this season so need to go to a bigger shot size

Originally Posted by madjon_

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ounce an 1/8 #7 24grn AP70N 1260 fps

Should have enough.

Sh*ts bro. you got enough there to sort out the middle east with that stuff.....

I'm usually a #5 or #6 on everything kind of guy, until farmlands does a special on orchard ammo for my 12g!

Orchard ammo / trap load for quail in the 12, gamebore 28gm #5 in my 20g for everything. the 20 doesnt like the 30g gamebore load, shits it everywhere

with the #5 and #6s 12g , do you go 28grams or above?

I had the RIO 28gram load for the 20 in 5's NEVER AGAIN! And that was with two different shooters through three different guns.

Funny that WH, thats the first load I tried in the 20. wasn't as good as the gamebore, pattern was kind of clumpy on the board.

Petros, It's about what your gun shoots. This is my purely amateur view, but I have found that generally most guns shoot better with loads on the lighter end of the scale. Again, purely what I have found in my limited, unscientific experience. Buy a box of each and try them out on a pattern board.

Pattern board tells all. Even better, wait until the cook has the bedsheets on the washing line, draw a 6 inch dot on them and shoot it from 40 yards to see where and how your load is hitting

Not a bad idea at all actually...

I am going to use the Eley VIP game again this year...it has a really nice spread (tested on pattern board)...

Whats it worth EBs?

Originally Posted by EeeBees

I am going to use the Eley VIP game again this year...it has a really nice spread (tested on pattern board)...

Where do you get Eley ammo from EeeBees ? I had some 1 1/4 #4 steel for couple of seasons but wasn't able to source it last year.
I used 32g #7 trap loads for upland for a long time & worked fine for jump shooting ducks as well .

Pointer, it was $29.90 a box...I bought the 12gauge 36gram 6 shot...

Chris, I ordered mine through Hamills in Hastings...