Buying Cartridges in France

[Paul at Fechan]

Hi all, can you buy cartridges in France if you have your EFP, shotgun certificate and passport??? cheers

 

[kristof]

yes, no problem

 

[Paul at Fechan]

Yey! clay busting stuff at 2.30 euros a box of 25 and 36g 5's at 3.80 euros. That will be a credit card filler then.

Forget the wine....

 

[Claret_Dabbler]

I drove home a few years ago with the arse of the estate car trailing the ground between booze and ammo.

There is a big Decathlon in Lille, their own brand shells were really good.

 

[trouble]

tut tut paul ony after rifled slugs are ya

 

[Paul at Fechan]

Have a 1oz slug mould

 

[longlowdog]

If I were to bring anything back from France it would have to be the fin stabilised discarding sabot rounds by Sauvestre. A little pricey but if they are good enough for big piggies I would love to see the effect on deer (in controlled circumstances of course

 

[Hales Smut]

There is a huge Decathlon close to Lille.

Villeneuve d'Asq Campus

This is one of the 3 main decathlon shops in France. There also is "Terres et Eaux" in Seclin a few minutes south of Lille along the A1 motorway to Paris. Much nicer shop and only fishing and shooting. Normal prices but huge stock of products.
Decathlons own brand of cartridges are indeed very good.

 

[Paul at Fechan]

roumaillac seem pretty good, well there branded stuff is cheap

 

[Claret_Dabbler]

If I were to bring anything back from France it would have to be the fin stabilised discarding sabot rounds by Sauvestre. A little pricey but if they are good enough for big piggies I would love to see the effect on deer (in controlled circumstances of course

I have used those, amazing stuff. I would love to try them with a scoped or sighted shotgun just to see how accurate they could be. They really smack a pig down. I seem to remember they were about €10 for a pack of 5.

 

[longlowdog]

I suspect that in a rifled shotgun they would be awesome. Wonder what the local F.L.O would say to a personal import from the U.S.A ? Reports of sabot ammo from the states gives groups of under 4" at 100yds.

 

[rodkayak]

The cheapest place to buy solid slug is SIARM for reloading. The Lee molds are good for messing about but for accurate work you have to buy the Brennick's.

 

[Paul at Fechan]

The Lee molds are good for messing about but for accurate work you have to buy the Brennick's.

that's a +1

serious shotgin reloads
Siarm