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First, the title should be ....v. New Peters target shells. Apparently editing the title is above my pay grade..
OK, it's a slow day- no shooting yet in my progressive Left coast state...
So, shell trivia time.. I shoot a bunch of Gun Clubs, new and my reloads. I also recently picked up a few flats of the 'new' retro Blue Peters target shells. I had heard that they were essentially GC's with a different color hull.
My experience is: Close but not identical. The Peters have a different primer- see pic- and will pierce about 50% of the time in my Browning XT lower barrel . The GC's : no piercing. The Peters also smell different when fired and -subjectively- seem to have a bit more recoil 'thump' than the same box label spec GC.
Finally, when reloading with identical recipes on my 9000, the GCs will crimp noticeably higher than the Peters.
NOTE: Pics are new factory shells
They both work fine, new or reloads, but I was curious if anyone else has had a comparison to share.
OK, it's a slow day- no shooting yet in my progressive Left coast state...
So, shell trivia time.. I shoot a bunch of Gun Clubs, new and my reloads. I also recently picked up a few flats of the 'new' retro Blue Peters target shells. I had heard that they were essentially GC's with a different color hull.
My experience is: Close but not identical. The Peters have a different primer- see pic- and will pierce about 50% of the time in my Browning XT lower barrel . The GC's : no piercing. The Peters also smell different when fired and -subjectively- seem to have a bit more recoil 'thump' than the same box label spec GC.
Finally, when reloading with identical recipes on my 9000, the GCs will crimp noticeably higher than the Peters.
NOTE: Pics are new factory shells
They both work fine, new or reloads, but I was curious if anyone else has had a comparison to share.

