Early shot cup

TheKlawMan · July 13, 2011, 02:25 AM

I thought this from Popular Science is kind of interesting as I suppose it introduces the precurser to the plastic wad. http://books.google.com/books?id=3yE...page&q&f=false

Dave McC · July 13, 2011, 01:39 PM

Thanks for the memories.

When these came out,we had only Full choke guns around. We learned to use cheap old style loads for the first shot and these for followups.

This was pre lead ban and 6s were great for Ringnecks, Woodies and Teal. 4s were for Mallards, 8s for Quail and Dove.

Modern ammo is so much better than the stuff we used before the Mark 5 that I use an IC or LM choke instead of Full out to 35 yards.

BigJimP · July 13, 2011, 02:38 PM

..... sure brings back good memories ....

TheKlawMan · July 13, 2011, 03:10 PM

I am not sure, but think the Mark 5 ammo is what I shot when I had an inexpensive Stevens SxS when I must have been about 15. All I knew about shotguns then was you pull the trigger and it goes boom. Come to think of it, that is all I know now.

zippy13 · July 13, 2011, 04:48 PM

The pre-grey-bread crowd may not appreciate what a quantum leap it was to go from paper hulls with card and fiber wads to plastic hulls with one-piece wads. Back in the day, the new, more consistent, loads caused competitive scores to skyrocket and gave cleaner kills in the field. And, when shooting in damp conditions, jammed guns (because of swollen paper hulls) were history.

July 13, 2011, 02:25 AM	#1
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	Early shot cup I thought this from Popular Science is kind of interesting as I suppose it introduces the precurser to the plastic wad. http://books.google.com/books?id=3yE...page&q&f=false

July 13, 2011, 01:39 PM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Thanks for the memories. When these came out,we had only Full choke guns around. We learned to use cheap old style loads for the first shot and these for followups. This was pre lead ban and 6s were great for Ringnecks, Woodies and Teal. 4s were for Mallards, 8s for Quail and Dove. Modern ammo is so much better than the stuff we used before the Mark 5 that I use an IC or LM choke instead of Full out to 35 yards.

July 13, 2011, 02:38 PM	#3
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	..... sure brings back good memories ....

July 13, 2011, 03:10 PM	#4
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	I am not sure, but think the Mark 5 ammo is what I shot when I had an inexpensive Stevens SxS when I must have been about 15. All I knew about shotguns then was you pull the trigger and it goes boom. Come to think of it, that is all I know now.

July 13, 2011, 04:48 PM	#5
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	The pre-grey-bread crowd may not appreciate what a quantum leap it was to go from paper hulls with card and fiber wads to plastic hulls with one-piece wads. Back in the day, the new, more consistent, loads caused competitive scores to skyrocket and gave cleaner kills in the field. And, when shooting in damp conditions, jammed guns (because of swollen paper hulls) were history.