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Thoughts on Black Cloud shotgun shells?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 11:31 pm
What is the OB opinion on Black Cloud shells? Waste of money or worth it? Does is shoot any different than the cheaper shells?
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Posted on 10/14/14 at 11:48 pm to 23parker
Federal blue 3 inch 1 1/4 # 3s' . $ 100 a case .
Posted on 10/14/14 at 11:54 pm to 23parker
Expensive
Over-rated in terms of knock down capacity.
Very dirty. Gun looks like it's coated in motor oil after hunting with them.
Don't pattern well (at least out of my gun).
Did I mention too expensive?
Kent Fasteel all day every day.
Over-rated in terms of knock down capacity.
Very dirty. Gun looks like it's coated in motor oil after hunting with them.
Don't pattern well (at least out of my gun).
Did I mention too expensive?
Kent Fasteel all day every day.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 12:13 am to DrTyger
Anything with 1 3/8 load from #4 on up.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 12:48 am to robins08
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Federal blue 3 inch 1 1/4 # 3s' . $ 100 a case .
How is this an appropriate response?
Posted on 10/15/14 at 6:59 am to 23parker
You have to watch which type of choke you shoot it out of as well. Either your normal tubes(factory) or an actual black cloud choke tube. It's premise is letting the BBs come out of the barrel with the lease amount of distortion as possible. If you use a tube that does that (patternmaster, briley etc) but isn't a black cloud tube then you are basically fricking your pattern b/c you are messing with the wad.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:27 am to HebertFest08
On geese I had great results with BBB
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:33 am to 23parker
Dirty, but good stuff.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:39 am to hardhead
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Anything with 1 3/8 load from #4 on up.
This all day long. I used to shoot 3" 1-3/8 #1 in rice fields but switched to #2 when #1 became impossible to find. I don't like Black Cloud and much prefer either Winchester Drylok or Hevishot.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:39 am to HebertFest08
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If you use a tube that does that (patternmaster, briley etc) but isn't a black cloud tube then you are basically fricking your pattern b/c you are messing with the wad.
I love dirty talk on the OB.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:46 am to DrTyger
I had similar experience with them being very dirty. Don't clean my gun until after the season and after shooting BC's that year my gun looked like it had been years since I last broke it down.
I did make some longer than average shots with it, but I've switched over to heavy metal due to the cleaning issue. Also, you do need to consider choke for reasons already stated. They may be a good cripple load.
I did make some longer than average shots with it, but I've switched over to heavy metal due to the cleaning issue. Also, you do need to consider choke for reasons already stated. They may be a good cripple load.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 6:52 pm to KBeezy
Obviously you haven't used both shells . Federals' are better shells ,have a better pattern , and are about half of the black cloud price .Kinda makes a difference if you shoot 4 cases a year .
Posted on 10/15/14 at 6:53 pm to robins08
Aren't black cloud made by federal?
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:09 pm to JAB528
True...Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:27 pm to Polar Pop
Black cloud shells have bb's that are belted.
It is claimed that this gives them more knockdown power.
I call bullshite.
Learn how to shoot, which takes practice, and worry about the bb on top the end of your barrel. Screw in a modified choke. Pattern your gun. You will be all good.
It is claimed that this gives them more knockdown power.
I call bullshite.
Learn how to shoot, which takes practice, and worry about the bb on top the end of your barrel. Screw in a modified choke. Pattern your gun. You will be all good.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 7:38 pm to hardhead
They dont pattern worth a damn in my Benelli. They pattern great in my Browning BPS. Go figure. They are deadly in my BPS.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 8:01 pm to 23parker
like others in here have said I shoot a less expensive shell when I was shooting a couple of cases a season...when on a special hunt I rather the 3 1/2" Blind Sides they and the Black Clouds pattern fine in my SX3 but the Blind Side hits the birds harder out of my gun with MOD choke...since the kids get me gift certificates for bday and christmas I buy a few boxes of Blind Sides...
since you asked...
since you asked...
This post was edited on 10/15/14 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 8:11 pm to farad
Shot some last weekend. Made my gun look like it was sitting in a coal plant for a week. I ain't good enough to speak to the pattern stuff but I know they are messy as hell.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 8:31 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Dirty, but good stuff.
I just wash my gun inside with WD-40 to get all the gunk out.
I think they shoot very good. I made some pretty long shots with BC.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 8:32 pm to offshoretrash
Who wants to clean my SBEII? It hasn't been cleaned in two years.
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