B&P Next 12ga 8 Shot – Reliable 1-1/8 oz Green Core Clay Load

Description

BP Next 12ga 8 Shot is the finer-pellet member of the Next family, built around the same Green Core biodegradable wad but loaded with 8 shot instead of 7.5. That single change shifts what the shell is good for. Eight shot puts roughly 410 pellets in the payload against about 350 for 7.5, so the pattern is denser at close and medium range and more forgiving of a slightly imperfect lead.

Where 8 Shot Belongs

Pellet size is the whole conversation with a target shell, and BP Next 12ga 8 Shot picks its side clearly. A skeet and trap target load in 8 shot covers the presentations most clay shooters see most often: skeet stations inside 25 yards, trap from the 16-yard line, and the closer stands on a sporting course where the bird is big and fast and you need a wall of pellets rather than reach.

Push BP Next 12ga 8 Shot past about 40 yards and 8 shot starts to run out of energy. Individual pellets are lighter, so they shed velocity faster and carry less momentum when they arrive. That is not a defect, it is the trade you make for density. If your club runs long crossers or high tower targets, the 7.5 version of this same shell is the better tool and the two use identical components otherwise.

For a shooter running a lot of registered skeet, the economics favor 8 shot as well. More pellets per ounce means you can afford to break targets with a slightly wider pattern, which in practice translates to fewer lost birds on the days your timing is a fraction off.

BP Next 12ga 8 Shot Specifications

Made by Baschieri and Pellagri in Marano di Castenaso, Italy, this is a 1200 fps 12 gauge shotshell in a 2-3/4 inch hull with a 1-1/8 ounce payload. Those are the numbers a registered clay shooter expects, and they put the shell inside the limits for most organized disciplines.

The Green Core biodegradable wad is what separates the Next line from conventional Italian competition shotshells. The polymer is formulated to break down under sustained exposure to temperature swings, ultraviolet light and soil micro-organisms rather than sitting intact in the turf for decades. Grounds that host thousands of rounds a week accumulate a startling volume of plastic, and a wad that degrades measurably changes that arithmetic.

Underneath the wad in every BP Next 12ga 8 Shot hull sits the Gordon System flexible base, a compressible element that absorbs part of the pressure spike at ignition. The effect on a single shot is subtle. Over 200 rounds in an afternoon it is the difference between finishing the day sharp and finishing it flinching. The shot itself is hardened lead, which resists deformation in the forcing cone and keeps more pellets in the effective pattern.

• Gauge: 12 gauge
• Shell length: 2-3/4 inch
• Shot size: 8
• Shot weight: 1-1/8 oz
• Shot material: hardened lead
• Muzzle velocity: 1200 fps
• Wad: Green Core biodegradable, pre-cut container cup
• Base wad: Gordon System flexible
• Rounds per box: 25
• Boxes per case: 10
• Manufacturer: Baschieri and Pellagri
• Item code: 12B18NX8

Honest Limits and Practical Notes

A biodegradable wad is not a licence to leave debris on the ground. Breakdown is slow and depends heavily on conditions, so a wad sitting in shaded, compacted soil will outlast one lying in open sun on loose ground by a wide margin. If your club requires pick-up, this shell does not exempt you. What it does is lower the long-term load for the material that inevitably gets missed, and that is a real benefit at a busy ground.

Reliability of BP Next 12ga 8 Shot in semi-automatic shotguns is the other question shooters ask about European shells. Hull dimensions and crimp depth on this line are consistent, and at 1200 fps with a full 1-1/8 ounce payload there is ample gas to cycle any gas gun rated for standard target loads. Lighter 24 gram shells are where cycling problems usually start, and this is not one of those.

Baschieri and Pellagri has been making shotshells since 1885 and supplies a large share of the European registered circuit. Buy by the case of ten boxes when you can. Consistent lot numbers keep your patterns stable across a season, which matters more than most shooters admit.

Skeet, trap and close-station sporting shooters who want BP Next 12ga 8 Shot because they want a dense pattern from a competition-grade Italian shell with a biodegradable wad.

If you shoot longer presentations as well, the Next 12ga in 7.5 shot is the same shell with a coarser pellet and more reach, and the Competition Flyer 12ga 8 covers you if your ground has no wad requirement and you want the conventional option.

Store BP Next 12ga 8 Shot indoors somewhere dry and stable in temperature. The biodegradable polymer is engineered for a normal shelf life and will not start degrading on a shelf, but no shotshell benefits from a summer spent in a truck bed. Kept properly, a case of BP Next 12ga 8 Shot will shoot the same next season as it does today.