B&P Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light – Steady 1-1/4 oz 1255 fps 10 Round Box

Description

BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light combines the two things flyer shooters usually have to choose between. Number 8 shot gives the densest pattern of the range, and 1,255 feet per second is the softer of the two velocities B and P load. One and a quarter ounces, 2-3/4 inch hull, ten rounds to the box, factory code 12B14PL8.

Which of the Three Flyer Shells You Want

We stock three shells from this family and they are easy to confuse, so here is the plain version. The number 8 at 1,305 fps is the fastest and hits hardest, with the dense small pellet pattern. The number 7.5 at 1,255 fps trades pattern density for larger pellets that carry better at distance. BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light keeps the small dense pellet and drops the velocity.

That combination suits helice and close flyer work particularly well. The targets are engaged fast and relatively close, where pattern density decides the outcome rather than retained energy, and the lower velocity means less recoil across a long day of competition shooting.

All three carry the same one and a quarter ounce payload in a 2-3/4 inch hull and all three come ten to a box. The differences are shot size and velocity, and nothing else.

BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light Specifications

BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light is made by Baschieri and Pellagri in Italy. The figures below are printed on the box.

One thing worth flagging so nobody thinks they received the wrong product. B and P have revised the packaging for this line. Older stock arrives in a green box marked Competition Flyer, newer stock in a black box marked simply Flyer with the words Unparalleled Performance. The shell inside is the same and the part code is unchanged.

Ten rounds of BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light to the box is the standard unit for competition flyer ammunition and reflects how the sport is shot. It also means the shelf price looks lower than it is per shell, which is worth remembering when comparing against a 25 round clay box.

• Gauge: 12 gauge
• Shell length: 2-3/4 inch
• Payload: 1-1/4 ounces
• Shot size: number 8 lead
• Velocity: 1,255 fps
• Manufacturer code: 12B14PL8
• UPC: 878122008095
• Packaging: 10 rounds per box, 10 boxes per case
• Discipline: live pigeon, flyer and helice competition

Practical Notes for Helice and Flyer Shooters

Pattern BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light in your competition gun. Density is the whole reason to choose number 8 shot, and density is decided by the choke and barrel as much as by the shell. Shoot a pattern board at the distance your discipline actually presents targets and count pellets inside the ring. That number is the only one that matters.

Check the rules for your governing body. Payload and shot size limits differ between organisations and occasionally between venues, and finding out at the scoring table that your shell is over the limit is an expensive way to learn.

Recoil is the quiet advantage of BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light. Competition means volume, and volume means a flinch if the shell is punishing. At 1,255 fps this is the gentler end of the flyer range while keeping full payload, which is exactly what a long day asks for.

BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light is lead shot and therefore not legal where non toxic loads are required. This is a competition shell, not a waterfowl load.

Between competitions, dry practice keeps your mount and trigger honest without spending expensive shells. Our A-Zoom 12 gauge snap caps cover that, and our B and P Upland Game in 28 gauge is the light field load from the same maker if you shoot birds as well.

BP Flyer 12ga 8 Shot Light is the pick for helice and closer flyer work, where a dense pattern matters more than reach and a softer shell keeps you shooting well late in the day. Ships from our licensed inventory in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, with adult signature required on delivery.

A word on why flyer shells are built differently from clay ammunition. A clay target is brittle and a single pellet in the right place breaks it. A live bird or a helice witness ring is not brittle, and it can absorb pellets and still stay inside the boundary. That is the whole reason these shells carry a quarter ounce more payload than a standard target load and run at velocities a trap shooter would consider excessive.

It also explains the pricing. Competition flyer ammunition is loaded to tighter tolerances with harder shot, in smaller production runs, for a small number of shooters. You are paying for consistency between shells rather than for a bigger number on the box, and consistency is the thing you cannot buy back once a bird is down outside the ring.

On availability, imported Italian competition ammunition arrives in the United States in irregular batches. If a lot performs well for you, buying enough for a season is the sensible approach rather than assuming a restock before the next shoot. Store it dry and at a stable temperature, because the consistency you paid for does not survive a summer in a hot vehicle.