B&P Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot – Superb 1-1/4 oz 10 Round Box

Description

BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot is a specialist competition shell and the packaging tells you so. Ten rounds to the box rather than twenty five, one and a quarter ounces of number 8 shot, 1,305 feet per second, in a 2-3/4 inch hull. Factory code 12B14P8, from Baschieri and Pellagri of Italy.

A Shell Built for Flyer and Helice

Our own listing and several distributors call this the Pigeon load while the box says Competition Flyer. They are the same thing. Flyer, live pigeon and helice are the disciplines where a bird or a spinning target has to be brought down and kept inside a marked ring, and they are unusual in clay shooting terms because the target can absorb pellets and keep going.

That is why a shell like this exists. BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot carries a heavier payload than a standard clay load and pushes it faster, because the sport rewards pattern density and retained energy at ranges where an ordinary trap shell has thinned out. Number 8 shot keeps the pellet count high while the extra quarter ounce and the velocity keep the energy up.

Ten rounds to the box follows the sport rather than the shelf. Flyer competitors shoot in small numbers per round and the shells are expensive, so a twenty five round box would be the wrong unit. It also means the price per box looks lower than it really is per shell, which is worth knowing before you compare it against a case of clay ammunition.

BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Specifications

BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot is made by Baschieri and Pellagri, an Italian loader that has been in business since 1885 and is better known in European competition circles than American ones. Their shells have a reputation for consistency, which is the quality that matters when a target is worth a place on a leaderboard.

One cataloguing note. At least one aggregator lists this UPC under a different manufacturer entirely. It is a B and P product, code 12B14P8, and the box carries the Baschieri and Pellagri name.

Recoil from BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot is not trivial. One and a quarter ounces at 1,305 fps out of a 2-3/4 inch shell is a heavier, faster load than the 1-1/8 ounce target ammunition most clay shooters use, and a day of it in a light gun will tell. Competition guns for these disciplines tend to be heavy for exactly that reason.

• Gauge: 12 gauge
• Shell length: 2-3/4 inch
• Payload: 1-1/4 ounces
• Shot size: number 8 lead
• Velocity: 1,305 fps
• Manufacturer code: 12B14P8
• UPC: 878122008132
• Packaging: 10 rounds per box, 10 boxes per case
• Discipline: live pigeon, flyer and helice competition

Buying and Shooting a Competition Load

Check that your club and discipline allow BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot. Helice and flyer rules vary by governing body and by country, and payload and shot size limits are the details that most often catch people out. A shell that is legal at one venue may be over the limit at another, and the scoring table is the wrong place to discover it.

Pattern BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot in the gun and choke you will compete with. Density is the entire point of this shell, and density is a property of the gun and choke as much as the ammunition. Shoot a pattern board at the distance the discipline actually presents targets and count what lands inside the ring, rather than assuming the extra payload has done the work for you.

BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot is lead shot, which rules it out anywhere non toxic loads are required, and makes it a poor choice for waterfowl regardless. This is a competition shell first and a heavy upland shell second.

Consider recoil management honestly. A heavy competition load in a gun that does not fit you builds a flinch faster than any other kind of shooting, because you are firing for score under pressure. A recoil pad, a heavier gun or a gas operated semi automatic all help.

If you want a lighter field load from the same maker, our B and P Upland Game in 28 gauge is the gentler end of the range, and our A-Zoom 12 gauge snap caps cover gun mount and trigger drills between competitions without burning expensive shells.

BP Competition Flyer 12ga 8 Shot is for shooters in flyer, live pigeon and helice who need pattern density and energy rather than economy. If you are shooting sporting clays or trap, buy a 1-1/8 ounce target load and save the money. Ships from our licensed inventory in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, with adult signature required on delivery.

A note on availability. Imported Italian competition ammunition arrives in the United States in irregular batches and the flyer loads are a small part of that. If a lot shoots well for you, buying enough for a season is the sensible approach, because the next shipment may be months away and may not be the same lot.

Store it dry and at a stable temperature like any other shotshell. Competition ammunition rewards consistency, and a case that has spent a summer in a hot vehicle is working against you.