It was a shotgun cartridge, I used to go on rabbit shoots with my late father when I was a young lad. Harvest time was the best, the harvester I remember went around the outside of the fields gradually making its way towards the centre of the field. Around the edge of the field those with guns and dogs waited until the rabbits bolted from the now very decreased crops and headed for other shelter. Seeing the guns go off and the dogs on the retrieve is something I shall never forget, being young to me it was a thrilling sight, long before Myxomatosis hit the country and rabbits did what rabbits do to increase their population.

Living in the countryside I still come across empty cartridges after the pheasant/pigeon and the like shoots.

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Being in the possesion of a shotgun cartridge wthout a SGC is not an offence, anyone (over 18 or is 1 can legally have in their possesion shotgun cartidges, but you need a SGC to purchase them.
Cartridges do not have to be kept secured, but just "out of sight" of small children.
The only type of cartridge that does not fall into this category is a SLUG (a single or double lead ball) cartridges.
M.
p.s. A lot of police (not all) are ignorant of Shotgun / Shooting / Cartridge rules.

i'm glad you posted that, as that was my understand, which i was going to be posting last night but never got round to it  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Nick,
Have you done anymore shooting with your new investment? Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Only been out a couple of times with it, work and holidays have got in the way

Saying that I've gone through the best part of 300 cartridges And find it a nice gun to shoot

I was planning on tomorrow, but since the wife wants to see 'the dress' I'm off away instead so she can watch it all whilst I look after the kids Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Glad you've got your priorities right!! We've got bunting all around our local pub for Friday. Bacon butties, loads of beer and a BBQ rain or not.
Day shooting on 7th May on neighbours farm; clays from five different traps followed by Port ,more Port ,food, and a well earned kip.
Bloody great!! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Sounds a great day out, must find myself a bottle of port too  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Plural. Bottles!!!!!!!!!!!! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

there's only me and parents that will be drinking it, maybe a couple then  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Nick,
Went shooting today just outside our village. Bout 20 of us; didn't believe the weather, 4 weeks of sunshine and it p d down today!! The youngest was 16 and the oldest is almost 80!!
Tried an old Miroku 3800 which belonged to a farmer friend, i really liked despite it being r/h and i'm l/h.
Bit of Port afterwards and pub lunch.
Bloody smashing, Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

I went Thursday night got an hour in before the heavens opened on me too, last time I saw it rain that heavy it was in a tropical monsoon  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

mjn51 wrote:

Being in the possesion of a shotgun cartridge wthout a SGC is not an offence, anyone (over 18 or is 1 can legally have in their possesion shotgun cartidges, but you need a SGC to purchase them.
Cartridges do not have to be kept secured, but just "out of sight" of small children.
The only type of cartridge that does not fall into this category is a SLUG (a single or double lead ball) cartridges.
M.
p.s. A lot of police (not all) are ignorant of Shotgun / Shooting / Cartridge rules.

I supposed if it was wedged in a way that the plastic tubing was compacted as if it was in a barell then the shot might have done damage, obviously wouldn't have been the best of things to happen if it did go off though

I don't count my carts afterwards though, I do make sure all left in my pockets are placed back in to my carrying bag and zipped up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I understand your concern but you'd have to be extremely unlucky for something to hit it in a way for it to 'explode' i.e. to strike the cap dead centre to fire off the primer.
And to be honest I know of no-one who counts theie cartridges after a shoot to see if they have lost one (after the first few outings), as it does happen that one is dropped from time to time as some cartridge bags when full can allow one to slip out if turned over. and if you have a hundred or so shells in the bag at the time one more or less is not noticed.
M.


Remember this cartridge was loose wedged under a car seat and should something have hit it it could have caused serious injury. Irrespective of wether you can/are allowed to own a shot gun cartridge the previous owner of the car should have at least checked the number of cartridges first before a shoot,then done a count afterwards including those used.

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Yesterdays N v S shoot at Risely (sporting targets) was won by the South this year and £3400 was raised for the Orchid cancer charity.
http://wherestheclayground.at/pwcharityshoot/
and
http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/