There is alot of good information on this thread here to help others after I went through and took all the bashing out.
Hunters who have ethics do pattern their shotgun and do so each year like the majority of you have stated on here.
That should be stressed - a Ethical hunter knows the limitations of their equipment.
Gentlemen debate is healthy - flat out name calling will not be tolerated.
All temp bans where lifted after I had a chance to edit.
So this thread is back.....
Man I hate editing...
Dave......JW
Well I respect you getting the thread put back up.
I also repsect the reply here and the ban removal.
I know being a mod is'nt an easy job. I used to be an admin(2nd in command) at another gun forum years ago. So I do know how the cookie crumbles. But I just wanted to thank you for leaving the thread on here for those that want to use the info that was provided.
And again, the 100 in the 10" has been around for decades. I hope more and more guys will follow it and apply it to their setups.
And I also wanted to better clarify why the NWTF came up with the 100 in the 10" for a 40yd pattern. They decided years ago to get a standard so any turkey hunter could know for sure what would be an acceptable pattern for 100% clean kills for no turkey head to escape no matter where you put that head in the area of that 10" circle. That's why the 100 shot standard was issued and the accepted pattern for turkey hunters to follow. It was all based on a set number of shot to fill that area with lethal hits no matter how you sliced it.