Went to pattern my Charles Daly auto 3.5" with .650 Hastings yesterday and here is what I got.

At 40 yards using a Win. HV 3.5" #6, I punched:
172 hits on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper
34 head and neck hits
11 " vital" hits

At 30 Yards, same choke and shell:
262 hits on 8.5 x 11
65 head and neck hits
35 " vital" hits


At 20 Yards, same choke and shell:
Hole in head size of half dollar, impossible to count


I tried out my Star Dot .668 from last year and it patterned poorly with #4s, 5s and 6s in Win. HV 3.5" , so I moved onto the borrowed Hastings. I probably could go on spending alot of money on chokes and shells, but I am just going to order the Hastings .650 and stick with Win. HV 3.5" #6s.