what is a good pattern size?
#11
Nontypical Buck
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From: Pa
Sour01 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I've seen a lot of patterns in my day and I dont care what anybody says I know the real deal 15 pellets at a true 40 yards is a awsome pattern!!!
#13
MY MOSSBERG 835 THE PATTERN SIZE
IS BASKETBALL SIZE AT 40 YARDS,SOMETIMES TO TIGHT OF A PATTERN
BUT THAT WILL GIVE YOU A IDEA....
IS BASKETBALL SIZE AT 40 YARDS,SOMETIMES TO TIGHT OF A PATTERN
BUT THAT WILL GIVE YOU A IDEA....
#14
i don't have a mossberg but will throw this in for good measure.i have shot the rem exp super mag using fed,win and hevishot in 3.5" x #4s with great patterns past 40 yards.i started with the rem xtra full and the super full tubes then went to the star dot.i have no idea what the choke dia is on any of the three,but only use #4 shot in all of them with great success.i have a browning A500G with a 28" barrel but never used it due to the long barrel.i sent it to CARLSON" CHOKES and had it cut down to 22" and a .670 tube installed for #4 shot.i learned that the .660,.665 and.670 were the dia. recommended to try for #6,#5 and #4 respectively. at 45 yards,using the turkey head targets,i put 17 pellets in the kill zone using fed prem 3"x#4s with 2 oz. shot and 21 pellets in the kill zone with hevishot 3"x #4 with 1 5/8" oz. shot . it is really all a moot point if we can get the bird inside 40 yards which shot size you use as long as your choke tube is placing your pattern close to the center of your target. the assumtion is made that you have a tube that likes the shot size you have selected.however,some barrels throw the pattern off center with loads it does not like and the pattern excercise is the only way to know.i am confident with either of my guns with what i have tried in them.




