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HULL Cartridges

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#1 ·
I shot 100 of these shells yesterday at a SC course. Never had them generally available in my area and I was informed that these were coming into the USA from UK to help fill the demand. Everyone on my squad seemed to like the snappy feel and solid breaks out at good yardages. They had a distinct smell that made a few of us say “Unique” or “Bullseye”. When I returned home, I had to look them up.

I’m not sure what a “progressive rate burn” powder is, so I guess that might be the secret-sauce. Nice shells. Has anyone had a chance to shoot these? Pretty snappy rounds.

 
#2 ·
Progressive burn powder simply means that as pressure increases so does burn rate. All smokeless consumer ( and virtually all military ) powders are progressively burning powders. That’s why a load of Red Dot ( say ) at 7500 psi leaves soot in the bbl but if loaded to 10,500 it burns clean.
 
#3 ·
Looking at the web site tells me they don’t use plastic wads. They load just like we did in the 50’s. Powder/nitro card/fiber/shot it even sounds like they’ve omitted the plastic shot collar that Winchester pioneered.
 
#4 · (Edited)
Looking at the web site tells me they don’t use plastic wads.
I noticed the same thing. I know that England is trying harder than the USA, to clean up their ammo footprints on earth. No lead ammo will be allowed there very soon. I wonder if they are trying to help the environment by using a bio-degradable wads now??? Mmm

If not, these shells seem to be a step backwards IMO. break em all jeff
 
#6 ·
Hull Cartridge Company makes excellent shotgun ammunition. I used to shoot their plastic wadded Sovereign range of 24gm and 28gm loads for Olympic trap and Universal trap. Never had a bad cartridge.

Paul Chaplow, who's on TS.com and has shot at the Spring Grand in Tucson many times, is sponsored by Hull.

 
#9 ·
I won a few slabs of these at the 2018 Nationals down here. Never heard of them at the time.

They were fine. Shot clean, broke targets well, nothing out of the ordinary as far as recoil went, and they were priced well (not that I had paid for them).

I'd use them again if anyone in my state was selling them.