Did some testing today
04-12-2013, 02:50 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Posts: 197
Great patterns but at what distance were you shooting? If thats a 35yd+ pattern your golden but if its 20yds or something you may wanna shoot it a little further bc sometimes it only takes an extra 5yds for a pattern to start to fall apart. Good luck.
04-12-2013, 02:55 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Posts: 197
One more thing is are you shooting a 2 3/4" or 3" shell? Those shot count numbers seem awfully low for Hevi 13 #7's if thats a 3 1/2" shell. I've taken apart the 3 1/2" #7's before and there is over double the shot count in the shell that you have in your pattern. Still a dead turkey regardless.
04-12-2013, 03:45 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765
ok guys sorry forgot the spec's
Top left
Benelli Nova 20 gauge
Pure Gold .570
Hevi 13 - 3 inch, #6 , 11/4 oz loads
40 yards
Top right
same gun
Pure Gold .570
Hevi 13 - 3inch, #7, 1 1/4oz
40yards
Bottom
same gun
Indian Creek . 555
Hevi 13 - 3inch, #7, 1 1/4oz
All the chokes I had were up in .570 but one indian creek
Top left
Benelli Nova 20 gauge
Pure Gold .570
Hevi 13 - 3 inch, #6 , 11/4 oz loads
40 yards
Top right
same gun
Pure Gold .570
Hevi 13 - 3inch, #7, 1 1/4oz
40yards
Bottom
same gun
Indian Creek . 555
Hevi 13 - 3inch, #7, 1 1/4oz
All the chokes I had were up in .570 but one indian creek
04-12-2013, 10:31 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Posts: 197
Oh hell yea then. If your getting patterns like that out of 1.25oz shells you couldn't ask for anything more and are probably putting every piece of shot in the shell on the paper. Congrats on a great set up. Nothing does more for me than confidence knowing my equipment isn't something I need to worry about.
