RE: 200 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yards????
Matt and I both have the same identical guns and are shooting the same choke/load combo. I finally put a pattern on paper at 40 yards this last weekend but haven't taken the time to count the pellets yet. My barrel had a bore snake through it before the shot so it was somewhat clean, so I'm guessing it was somewhere around 180-220 pellets in there.
I know itdropped my tom at 42 yards without even a flop earlier this year, and I have no doubt it's probably going to get it done every time out to 55ish yards or so.