Foxes with Shotgun

Dupont

i have a lumar scirocco 12g over and under shotgun and was wondering does anybody here know whats the strongest load i can use in it for foxesthere is numbers writtrn on the barrels beside the ejectors but cant make head nor tail of them :(would mc graham in monaghan or lough mourne shooting grounds stock em

landkeeper

it'll say something like 900kg or 1370 kg that's you maximum proof loadof your gun check the cartridge box it'll tell you what the proof requirement is

Dupont

i thought it said KGI. 380:o but would this be Kg 1.380 would you know of any catridges dat would suit i see people on this talking about alphamax bb but are they steel shot cos i dont think it would handle them

sealgaire

50gram Remi zeros I use

Dupont

sealgaire wrote: »

50gram Remi zeros I use

no recoil pad on my yoke. 50gram does there be much of your shoulder left:eek::eek: are they more than 1380kg

blackstairsboy

I asked the same thing as you Dupont and it was reccomended to use alphamax bbs. I could not get a straight awnser as to what the max load I should use was. I personally would be very reluctant to fire over 36grams of shot in an ordinary game gun such as yours. I think a 36 gram load of bbs is well able to handle a fox out to 30 yards anyway.

landkeeper

you can get up to 42grm loads to use in a 2,3/4 inch chambered gun proofed for 900 kg they are a bit stingy on the shoulder but do the job but ffs just be carefull to check your gun and the ammo information too big of a load and it'll do damage to you and it just because it's a 2,3/4 shell dosn't mean your gun is fit for it
eley used to do a 2,3/4 "magnum shell as did gamebore they were a slow burning powder and were shoulder friendly shot size is up to you i wouldn't go for anything bigger than bb my preference is 1s and 3s
you really need to have a chat to your rfd

johngalway

I can't answer your question, but I have one of my own. Why do you need the heaviest cart possible for your gun? 36gm BB's will knock the snot out of Charlie 40 yards (and beyond on occasion).

Eddie B

The best catridge i've used for fox's has to be Winchester zero's!
Can they still be got?

Dupont

will get them 36gm bb then.will they be under 1380kg. i dont want to damage gun.is them bb like a no 1 or 2

Invincible

I've used these,46G zeros, they are rated at 1050 bar.Some lads I've shot with,that flush foxs with hounds every weekend use these exclusively.

http://www.baschieri-pellagri.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=130&lang=en

johngalway

Dupont wrote: »

will get them 36gm bb then.will they be under 1380kg. i dont want to damage gun.is them bb like a no 1 or 2

I don't have any cart box to hand but presume it'll be written on them

4gun

I have used Remmys 33.5g 9 pelet buck shot the box says they can only be used in barrels that are 1370 bar proofed
I shoot a Beretta ES100 simi auto