Eley Pro Eco Wad

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Has anybody on here used these yet, or even seen any for sale? I thought I might just try a box or two, but when I’ve asked locally, and also not so locally for that matter, I’ve just been met with something of a vacant look. 

[David.evans 5,323]

Look the part rim 

but don’t think plastic will go down to well with the farmers , more so dairy 

can you get them in fibre? 

Atb mate 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

55 minutes ago, David.evans said:

Look the part rim 

but don’t think plastic will go down to well with the farmers , more so dairy 

can you get them in fibre? 

Atb mate 

That's just it David, they are new,  the wad isn't plastic and it breaks downs to nothing (albeit within few months)

[wilbur foxhound 480]

Do you think the way plastic is being done away with that all wads will end up biogradeable 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

That's disgusting, finding used condoms in the grass whilst searching for your used wads is the pits!

[Gav 1,708]

57 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

That's disgusting, finding used condoms in the grass whilst searching for your used wads is the pits!

Here's me thinking it was some form of edible fungus ffs

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Anyway, has anybody actually used any of these bleddy things, do they actually exist?  If so, are they any good performance wise?

[Sausagedog 7,381]

I not seen them but that's because my local don't stock Eley.

Sorry to take the pee mate. Hope you find some. I need to get some steel in myself.

[Gav 1,708]

Probably won't even get here for another twelve years, I only keep rifles anyways but I'll ask about some folk I know have shotties.

[si brown 8,486]

9 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Anyway, has anybody actually used any of these bleddy things, do they actually exist?  If so, are they any good performance wise?

I was going to try a couple of boxes but me mate at the shop said he's not going to stock them until there tried and tested,

he mentioned something about the crimping not being the best and a few other things but I'll not go into that!

so he gave me a box of these to try on the pigeons and crows, not cheap but he'd sort me a good price if I wanted some and its more of a test drive!

im not a fan of leaving plastic all over the countryside so I use fibre any way..

I did a few tests last year as to shooting plastic over fibre and came to the conclusion that fibres better in the semi I use any way.. all the plastic wads hit or dropped just short of the target and looked like id pulled to the left and the fibre hit dead centre with way more consistency... so unless he gets them in and wants to give me some freebies ill give them a miss and stick with fibre!

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Who makes the SilverSteel Si ?

[Longshanx 833]

19 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Has anybody on here used these yet, or even seen any for sale? I thought I might just try a box or two, but when I’ve asked locally, and also not so locally for that matter, I’ve just been met with something of a vacant look. 

Geoff Garrod done a field test on The Shooting show if this helps, not asked about any yet but Ive to suppliers up here who supply eley could ask for you. 

 

Edited September 29, 2019 by Longshanx

[si brown 8,486]

59 minutes ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Who makes the SilverSteel Si ?

there made by Kent Cartridge 

I know the shot size seems a bit over kill but I recon it'll balance out about the same energy as 5/6 lead at same distance!

them eco wad have got to be some kind of pva based compound and I know from years of fishing and using pva stuff that it turns to shit when it gets damp..

how will the cartridges hold up to getting damp when there in you bag or pockets and getting put away again

 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Kent cartridge were making photobiodegradable plastic wad decades ago.

I use to still find them decades after too!

I often wondered what toxic substances they broke down into too!

I'll shut up now before I open another can of worms!

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

2 hours ago, si brown said:

there made by Kent Cartridge 

I know the shot size seems a bit over kill but I recon it'll balance out about the same energy as 5/6 lead at same distance!

them eco wad have got to be some kind of pva based compound and I know from years of fishing and using pva stuff that it turns to shit when it gets damp..

how will the cartridges hold up to getting damp when there in you bag or pockets and getting put away again

 

That’s something to consider, after looking at the video that longshanx put on. It makes you wonder how long the cartridges can be kept and still retain the integrity to protect your barrel? Those wads turned to mosh in a few hours.