Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Alpine Mojo on January 08, 2010, 09:56:40 PM
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Anyone ever use Estate shotshells? I was at Wholesale Sports today and saw the Estate brand shells on the shelf. I have never used them before. Just wondering if they make a decent load, or should be avoided. The Cabelas website gives it good reviews, but I can't find objective reviews anywhere else online. TIA
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they are fine for trap and doves and qauil but i would not trust them with much bigger birds spend the few extra bucks and shoot some better stuff. i use allot of them for doves and clays.
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I have shot a bunch of Estate Buckshot....never tried their birdshot. The buckshot went bang and destroyed stuff, I was happy.
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i used their #6 "high velocity hunting loads" this season and they seemed to work just fine. you might be careful with a gas operated gun, they seem to shoot kind of dirty. but i've got a pump, so no issues there.
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i got a case of them for christmas a few years back, they worked well killed a lot of waterfowl with em
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I have used them in my 28ga for grouse and they have worked fine.
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iv only used their 'target loads' for shootin clays... you can usually find cases on sale for around 45 bucks if you look around. they do make a mess outa my autoloader though.
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I really like their steel loads. I have a few boxes of 3'' 1 1/8oz. BB. It really puts the hurt on the ducks when they are getting out there a ways. Thye burn dirty, but I'm gonna pick some more up soon, I like em better than the kents.
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that is all I have used this year in my 16ga.....works well in my gun (old SxS)
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Hm? nice thread. I recently bought my Uncles Mossberg 88 it came with a box of Estate 7 1/2. Don't remember seeing them before.
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I will be using them in a SxS, so cycling wont be an issue. I think I will try them out at the range this year. Thanks for all the responses!
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they are a good cheap all-purpose shell. i used them for several years for trapshooting when i was shooting a lot and didnt have time to reload not one single problem, although i did try and reload a few and that was a bad idea. the brass is cheap and doesnt hold shape when you punch the primer i cant attest to their 12ga for hunting as i hunt with a 20 but the few boxes of 20ga field loads ive used from them went bang and birds were on my grill. i also use estates in my 410, a lot of estates, during the summer killing startlings in my dads cherry orchard not a single problem there either and we kill a ton of starlings every year.
Steve
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ive shot quite a few through my various 870's and never had an issue. they do seem to be a bit dirtier then other brands though.
--BH2BT
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I shot about 40 cases of Estate 12ga last year works fine for the money. Id check Rio too.
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I had a 500 that cycled everything except the cheap Estate loads, jammed every time. I was not sure if it was the rounds of the extractor was not catching good. Probably the gun but if I recall the rims on the estate were not as defined as the other loads I was shooting.
