shotgun pattern

[drakeb3]

Jus wonderin how many pellets everyone is puttin in the kill or a 10 inch circle at 40 yds?

[SwampCollie]

I've got a couple different patterns with my load/choke. Lowest number is 180, highest is 223. Pretty consistant all things considered.

[Born 2 Bow Hunt]

It can vary greatly with the size 4-7 1/2 and amount of shot 1 oz-2 1/2 oz....

It takes fewer pellets of larger size to do the job properly; whereas, smaller pellets require more shot.

6-7 pellets in the head and neck area will do the job nicely....

[Dr Andy]

ORIGINAL: SwampCollie

I've got a couple different patterns with my load/choke. Lowest number is 180, highest is 223. Pretty consistant all things considered.

In a 10" circle? at 40yds? I didn't even think there werer that many pellets in a shell!

[Indiana SmokePole]

I am shooting a Mossberg 500 12ga. 28" barrle
at 40yds With a HS .665 Chock & WIN. Supreme #5
I am putting26 pellets in the head & neck area !

Ron

[superstrutter]

ORIGINAL: Dr Andy

In a 10" circle? at 40yds? I didn't even think there werer that many pellets in a shell!

I can assure you, there's not many more than that in a shell. I've got to admit, 223 seems awfully high. According to him, his lowest count is higher than my highest. I got 123 in a 10 inch circle and that is plenty enough to kill a turkey. I'm not saying he is exaggerating, but I believe a few posters on this forum do a little. As long as I keep getting over 100 hits in a 10 inch circle at 40 yards, there will be no problem in busting that longbeard at 10, 20, 30,40 or 50 yards. If he is getting 223 hits at 40, he had better be right on at 15. With that tight a pattern he has very little margin of error at really close distances.A realtight pattern that far out, 40 yds.,is not always a good thing.If he likes it that tight, more power to him.

[r33h]

ORIGINAL: Dr Andy

In a 10" circle? at 40yds? I didn't even think there werer that many pellets in a shell!

Go over to the NWTF forums and read where some guys are putting right at 300 pellets in a 10" circle from 40 yards away. That is an aweful tight pattern with not much room for a missed shot, but definitely a dead bird.

I am putting right around 130 to 150 with a Tru Glo Strut Stopper Xtreme choke and Winchester Extended Range 3" #6 shot.

[Mr. Longbeard]

When it comes to patterning... Unless I'm there when they shoot it... I'm not buying the 300 hits in a 10" circle at 40 yards...

I say BBBUUULLLLLL SSSHHHIII%%%

[superstrutter]

I don't want to offend too many people, but I have to agree with you there Mr. Longbeard. I would have to see it to believe it. Some of the newbies to turkey hunting are led to believe you have to get 200 hits at 40 yards. Not so at all. Some of them probably shouldn't even be shooting that far. Some of these people saying they are getting 300 hits at 40 are probably the same ones who say they are killing birds at70 to 80 yards. Again, if I'm getting 110 to 130 hits at 40 yards, I am perfectly satisfied.

[Hooker]

300 hits in a 10in circle at 40 yards??? I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm happy with 40-50.