Testimonial from Blue Freeman - Wellington
.410 - I couldn’t use the 3” shells as my gun is only chambered for 2 ½” shells. I offered them to a colleague who was only too keen to try them out on a round of sporting and loved everything about them. Good pattern shown by the break consistency and even some rather long range shots.
This is the best value 410 shell I have seen in the country and will surely enable and encourage a lot of people to get their small guns out more frequently. Let’s hope so as there is a growing interest in sub gauge skeet.
28G - The 28G 9’s shell was just brilliant. No-one needs to bother about purchasing a 28G loader now that you have these shells available. Nice breaks, low recoil and clean bores. I also reloaded the shells to see how well the case performed, and I have since shot those shells as well. All 25 hulls are undamaged and will certainly take another load. (No special components were needed – same recipe as Win HS loads with a final crimp adjustment.) I think I can retire my loader now that you have these great little shells available.
20G - Using Briley tubes for sub-gauges, my most critical consideration when buying 20G ammo is if the shall will eject cleanly from the chamber. Sticking indicates that the brass has swollen during firing, and will eventually lead to a crack the thin 20G chamber wall in the chamber insert. I was really happy when every spent shell ejected cleanly. This was the NS20 24 gram 9 ½ shell, and I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who wants to shoot these shells in Briley sidekicks or tubes. If a lighter load was to become available, it might prove more popular as the observed recoil was higher than expected. (Although I do use a low pressure load to keep my Brileys in one piece)
12G Trap - I shot the 12G Europe 8’s and found them to be most comfortable to shoot and devastating on DTL targets. This would be my preferred 12G DTL shell.
The Trap Gold series was probably a bit fast for my needs. Perhaps a 2nd barrel shell in ball trap, but for DTL I found it unnecessarily harsh. Similarly, the NS Quattro seemed more grunty than I require. I would probably use it for any of the ISSF disciplines though.
12G Skeet - The 24 gram 12G skeet loads were all excellent shells. It is great to have a dedicated skeet load available instead of 9 shot in a trap or sporting load. On a pattern board the shell showed a consistent pattern density out to the edges. The shells felt punchy for 24 gram, but they were providing consistent breaks every bit as good as a 28 gram load. Perhaps a little faster than I have become used to, but the reduced shot load counteracted the velocity increase and they were a comfortable shell to shoot. |