The laboratory pressure curve indicates the SG Young powder burns slightly faster than the Smart Strike. The Smart Strike, being a true competition load, duly held a tighter consistency level (lower SD figure) but the SG Young was not far away, and when shooting this consistency difference is unlikely to be noticed by the shooter. The proof reports show the Smart Strike and SG Young are fast loads averaging in excess of 410 metres per second, which is top-end speed. The Smart Strike shot cup petals all opened upon firing The same Trap barrel bored Imp/Mod (65 per cent), as used for all Sporting and Trap cartridge tests to date, was used for the pattern testing. Pattern tests were fired over a 40-yard distance so that longer range patterning qualities could be assessed. These loads were submitted to the Birmingham Proof Laboratory for pressure, velocity and momentum testing to CIP standards. The most obvious difference is that SG Young loads do not mention SB (Antimony) content and contain less for a softer shot. With the shot load weight and shot sizes being the same, but with different powders, it was interesting to see how each performs. Powders used are different: a thin, square cut flake (and also pink) powder is used in the SG Young, while a thicker, green disc flake powder is used in the Smart Strike. It is a process used by some other makers in premium competition lines of clay target ammunition.Įach cartridge is marked shot size 7.5 (2.4mm), but these are Italian shot sizes and likely to be about one half-size larger than UK. This ensures that the wad shot cup will open on exit from the muzzle. The plastic wad is identical in both but with one notable exception: the shot pouches of the wads loaded into the Smart Strike cartridges have its petals cut by knife blades in an extra operation during the loading process. They have 16mm deep nickel-plated metal heads and are closed with well formed sixpoint star crimps for a smooth, neat finish, which all adds to consistency potential. Cases feature Cheddite primers, which are so well respected for consistent ignition that some other case makers use Cheddite’s primers. Its name and colour suggest they are intended for the younger shooter and perhaps a leaning toward lady shooters, leading to some friends at a local club to make the odd quip when I was testing them.īoth use a 70mm long, lightly ribbed parallel tube plastic case. It’s a predominantly bright pink carton with its name printed vertically in silver, and the cartridges are also pink. ![]() The cartridge is bright red with white print. The Smart Strike packaging indicates its intentions with a competition shooter shown across the centre of the bright red, black-and-white printed carton, with “Hard shot 4 per cent SB” boldly printed at the top. Both are 24-gram loads and eligible for those ISSF events that now require this weight as a maximum. Two new loads were featured at the IWA trade show in Nuremberg earlier this year: the Smart Strike and the SG Young. ![]() Many top-level competitors around the world use Cheddite products with considerable success, including several respected UK shooters. With the game season upon us, much work has been done in that direction, but Cheddite is a committed maker of clay target cartridges, from club level to world championships and the Olympic Games. The Cheddite range of cartridges is now distributed to the UK trade through Malmo Guns, a company that has wasted no time in promoting these top quality Italian loads. Details of new gun shops and shooting grounds stocking Cheddite ammunition appear regularly on social media and elsewhere. Richard Atkins is quick off the mark to test two new cartridges from Cheddite, the Smart Strike and SG Young loadsīuy the Smart Strike and SG Young loads from Beverley Clay Target Centre
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