Guys, sorry for late response.

The followings cartridges were used,
(In my earlier post I mentioned mistakenly these as 67.5mm instead of 70mm/2-3/4)

1-Shaheen 2-3/4 No. 4
Load 31 gms velocity 300 m/sec

2-Shaheen Super 2-3/4 No. 4
Load 36 gms velocity 320 m/sec

3-Sellier & Bellot Lord 2-3/4 No. 4
Load 36 gms velocity 370 m/sec


We have bad experience of S&B Lord and MK III shells. These often behave like a sort of mis-fire. It happens many times that a hollow crack is heard resulting pellets falling within 5 yards and wad stuck in the barrel. This is not experienced in their older paper shells!

See below a similar wad stuck & recovered from a barrel a couple of days back,


Last edited by Saad; 12/18/06 05:55 AM.