First Impressions
Short, initial reviews of each of the cartridges we’ve been able to acquire, with a view to performing comprehensive pattern tests with the SmallBoreShooting.com test gun later on.
- Bornaghi “Extreme” 14g / #7½ (Italian) [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #7 [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #6 [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #5 [2½”]
- Eley “Extralong” 18g / #7 [3″]
- Eley “Extralong” 18g / #6 [3″]
- Eley “Extralong” Subsonic 18g / #6 [3″]
- Eley “Trap” 14g / #9 [2½”]
- Eley “Trap” 14g / #7½ [2½”]
- Eley “Trap” 19g / #7½ [3″]
- Fiocchi “GFL36″ 11g / #6 (Italian) [2½”]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 18g / #8 (Italian) [3″]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 19g / #7½ (Italian) [3″]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 18g / #6 (Italian, 2.7mm) [3″]
- Gamebore “Traditional Game” 9g / #7 [2″]
- Gamebore “.410 Target” 14g / #9 [2½”]
- Hull “Game & Clay” 11g / #6 [2½”]
- Hull “High Pheasant” 19g / #6 [3″]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 9g / #6 [2″]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 14g / #6 [2½”]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 16g / #6 [3″]
Extended Pattern Tests
Full pattern tests using a range of chokes and ranges in the SmallBoreShooting.com test gun. See here for the details of the gun we use for these tests.
- Bornaghi “Extreme” 14g / #7½ (Italian) [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #7 [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #6 [2½”]
- Eley “Fourlong” 12½g / #5 [2½”]
- Eley “Extralong” 18g / #7 [3″]
- Eley “Extralong” 18g / #6 [3″]
- Eley “Extralong” Subsonic 18g / #6 [3″]
- Eley “Trap” 14g / #9 [2½”]
- Eley “Trap” 14g / #7½ [2½”]
- Eley “Trap” 19g / #7½ [3″]
- Fiocchi “GFL36″ 11g / #6 (Italian) [2½”]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 18g / #8 (Italian) [3″]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 19g / #7½ (Italian) [3″]
- Fiocchi “Magnum” 18g / #6 (Italian, 2.7mm) [3″]
- Gamebore “Traditional Game” 9g / #7
- Gamebore “.410 Target” 14g / #9 [2½”]
- Hull “Game & Clay” 11g / #6 [2½”]
- Hull “High Pheasant” 19g / #6 [3″]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 9g / #6 [2″]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 14g / #6 [2½”]
- Lyalvale Express “Supreme Game” 16g / #6 [3″]