| 9.3x57 |
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| 28/11/07 12:32 PM |
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Re: WHO uses BUCKSHOT??
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pattern your gun to determine at what distance the spread exceeds perhaps 45cm, and that should be your maximum range. More choke does not necessarily mean tighter patterns with buckshot.
From my patterning tests using two different guns and hundreds of rounds of buckshot tested, I agree with this.
I was not impressed with the results in general beyond 25 yards, but the concept here is spot on. Each gun IS a law unto itself, with individual barrels seemingly effecting shot patterns as much as choke.
I haven't shot any deer or boar with buck, but I know from pattern testing and from shooting coyotes that the best practice is to try the gun and several different loads as there may be one load that performs much better than others, and correspondingly a fellow may pick a loser if he just grabs one and goes hunting.