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Perhaps some home loaders could give a guide as to how much it costs them to make a box of cartridges ?

The biggest cost in a cartridge is lead.In 2014 it was $ 2095 a ton,today it is $2050 a ton. and take a look at other commodities coal $ 137 a ton ,l have just been quoted $800 a ton delivered.The sad fact is we are ripped off from the cradle to the grave l have no doubt this will result in...

As in all things-up to a point.

l was under the impression that the reason cartridges are so expensive is that lead prices have risen so dramtically. In fact lead prices are at a ten year low of $ 2000 per metric ton,the price back in 2014 was $ 2095 per metric ton ?

People only have a limited budget so when prices increase they shoot less,look at the numbers attending registered shoots ?

where does this idea come from that  retailers only make £5 a thousand  on cartridge sales,which equates to between 2 and 2.5 %,look at your own business could you survive on such a tiny mark up?

The BBC will probably give Packham a bonus.

Was speaking earlier to a young person who had attended the Reading pop concert,l challenged him on the dreadful mess that had been left by those who attended,His reply was as he  and his girlfriend had paid £600 to attend the organisers  could easily afford to clear up after them .Is this...

Also perhaps some may not be able to make the the  final's  shoot off as they are working.

Yes, never could see the fairness in asking  someone  to travel hundreds of miles to shoot off against people they have already beat.A bit like people who want a second  vote on us leaving the EU having already lost the first.

To be honest there are no bad cartridges  any more, in such a crowded  market they would not survive.l now go for a shell around the £200 mark,currently l use Gamebore velocity plus.

A monopoly never provides good customer service ,because it has no fear of loosing its customers

Another possible solution is to ask the scorer to call out any losses as you enter the stand to shoot ?

l have just bought a mk60 high Pheasant gun,the previous owner,god bless him  had teague chokes fitted,These guns  handle great,look fantastic,shoot very flat for some people butpersonally  that is after using a 3800  sporterised trap gun,l would reccommend them ,as to chokes l use 1/4 1/4 for...

hello  Tim from john both barrels in hertfordshire