I am a newcomer to shooting, and I cannot work out the difference between a sidelock and a side-plated shotgun. Can you explain?
Mike George
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I came across 250 Dan Arms cartridges the other day loaded with copper-plated shot. What was the idea behind this, and why don't cartridge makers load similar pellets these days?
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Will my cartridges still work, even after 30 years?
My uncle has given up shooting because of old age and he has given me 5,000 paper-cased, Gyttorp 1.1/8oz sixes, bought in the 1970s. Do cartridges like this keep?
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