The range of Lyalvale Express Steel Shot Cartridges has been designed to approximate the performance of Express Lead Shot Cartridges. This allows sportsmen that are required to shoot non toxic cartridges only to enjoy their sport without any severe loss of performance. To this end we use only the finest components.

The Steel used in the manufacture of our cartridges has been specifically formulated to conform with the requirements for softness laid down in the C.I.P rules. No other manufacturer can match the exacting requirements of shot except for Express.


The case is translucent and made in the EEC. We utilise a translucent case for ease of inspection to ensure the best Quality Control possible. The powders are made in France by SNPE Group to the very highest standards of consistency and cleanliness. The powder is a single base fine flake powder which will burn at low pressures required by Steel Shot cartridges. The Plastic Wad is designed specifically for Steel Shot with very thick walls to protect the barrels. The petals of the wad are so designed as to open approximately three metres from the muzzle allowing the pattern to form and increasing the protection factor to the barrels of the gun.

Our experience in manufacturing Steel Shot Cartridges over the past decade have made Express Cartridges one of the most popular in Europe. All machinery used by us to produce Steel Shot Cartridges is specifically designed for the purpose by Europe's leading loading machine manufacturers to ensure the best computerised quality control of every cartridge.

Our range of Steel Shot cartridges extends from 24 grams (7/8 oz.) to 28 grams (1 oz.) for clay shooting. All are loaded to the current European C.I.P regulations.

 

Technical Specifications
CARTRIDGE
SHOT SIZE
CASE LENGTH/
min.CHAMBER
BASE HEIGHT
POWDER
MUZZLE VELOCITY
Competition
24gm (7/8oz.)
7 & 9
70mm/
2 3/4in.
8mm/
5/16in.
Vectan A1

1400 fps/
425 mps

Competition
28gm (1oz.)
7 & 9 70mm/
2 3/4in.
8mm/
5/16in.
Vectan A1-36 1400 fps/
425 mps