Yeah I have to say I was very impressed with the patterns, oh i' m sure I could get better but I think i' ll leave well enough alone. I agree with Turk2di the 1300 is a very underappreciated gun. Mine is the Black Shadow model so it is very light, great for those long hikes. But I think the feature I like most about it is the rotary bolt. It acts like a cross between a semi-auto and a pump. I like the fact that when you fire the gun the bold disengages and in most cases ejects the shell. But even if it doesn' t kick the shell out it only takes very little movement and the shell is out and live one is in. I would deffinitly recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive starter gun. In fact abuddy of mine bought a 1300 universal hunter and uses it for deer and turkey and loves his. And just the other day he recommended it to one of his neighbors.