Thread: Falcon ammo

Falcon ammo seems like a good deal. Any comments on performance? I'm restricted to 2 3/4" shells in my old skb semi. The 35gr loads ok in #3 or 4#? Any comments on the lighter loadings?

I have some mates that shoot more ducks than most and they run falcon, will find out what loads they run

It's good nz made ammo I use #4 and shoot plenty of the 3 slabs I used I had 1 fail to fire, there isn't much difference from the 3 inch

Yep use 2 3/4 #4's for everything and its great, cannot fault it

Would have been through 10+ slabs by now without a single issue

Hard to find in auckland

Great lighter loads I saw the 30grm stuff on shelf in Ashburton this week,been looking for it every year first time I've seen it. I prefer a load of #3s but if on small pond the #4s would be ok too.

Seemed to be a pile of it at H&F in Dunedin earlier this week.

I had issues with the brass on falcon in the late 1990s, I assume this has been solved.

Don't use any other brand now, performance is more due to the operator than SR71 velocities and names like black cloud duckinator etc. No amount of pellets will do any good even if propelled at supersonic speeds if they're in the wrong place.

Originally Posted by Dama dama

I had issues with the brass on falcon in the late 1990s, I assume this has been solved.

the only issue Ive ever struck was shooting high volume at rabbits as in a slab a night through a neglected maverick....the wee exractor hook would ride over rim on about every 20th shell..... there were a few that had a distinct slope rather than being square on front face... it was only on the plastic packaged bulk ammunition the cardboard boxed stuff was fine as had different brass,the cheddite brass has improved no end since then.... a bloody good clean sorted the maverick....

My issues were a flaw in both brass [U]and[U] the gun. It was so bad that I had to bail, and go into town to buy winchester about lunchtime on opening day. It was about 25 years ago.

the issues I mention was closer to 30 years ago LOL....

They are running #4 ultra steel 2 3/4

Originally Posted by Dama dama

Falcon ammo seems like a good deal. Any comments on performance? I'm restricted to 2 3/4" shells in my old skb semi. The 35gr loads ok in #3 or 4#? Any comments on the lighter loadings?

Rate it, have not had any issues used it for the last three seasons in 2 2/4" in 3 and 4s performance is good as.

There was a time 20 odd years ago when our team at the Easter bunny shoot seemed to have a bad experience with it.
It seemed like it didn't quite have the punch at the other end like it should've.
Bunnies needed to be hit pretty solid otherwise they would bugger off. Usually noticed if you shot a couple up and looked for the first ones.
Otherwise it was my go to ammo.
I will say it does stick in my mossberg 500 chamber.
But I do have to do some proper testing on other ammo to make sure it's not the gun