Trying Steel Shot on Clays

[Sim G]

What cartridges are you using out of interest? The only ones I shot on this day that I would consider were the Eley. The rest were not usable. But I only tried 3 types so would be interesting to know if others perform well enough. Someone there was raving about Hull Pro Steel.

Gamebore Super Steel. I tend to use 24 gram #9 for Skeet and 28 gram #7.5 for Sporting and Skeet.

[Pippin89]

Are the Eley ones using potato wads

Yeah that's right. It looks and feels like plastic but 24 hours in water and its completely dissolved. To cover the risk of the wad dissolving before you've shot it if it gets wet, they hot crimp the top to seal it.

[Blackstuff]

Are the Eley ones using potato wads

Yeah that's right. It looks and feels like plastic but 24 hours in water and its completely dissolved. To cover the risk of the wad dissolving before you've shot it if it gets wet, they hot crimp the top to seal it.

Any idea if the wads are available to buy on their own for handloading? They would be very handy to avoid range waste

[Pippin89]

Are the Eley ones using potato wads

Yeah that's right. It looks and feels like plastic but 24 hours in water and its completely dissolved. To cover the risk of the wad dissolving before you've shot it if it gets wet, they hot crimp the top to seal it.

Any idea if the wads are available to buy on their own for handloading? They would be very handy to avoid range waste

No idea I'm afraid