Shotgun pattern

[badgeroy 3]

Has anbody got any info on shotgun pattern with different chokes and shot sizes please? Thanks in advance.

[SportingShooter 0]

What information were you looking for specifically Bagderoy?

 

Pattern density with different loads?

[badgeroy 3]

Mainly useable spread with 8's at approx 30yds with different chokes

Edited May 4, 2009 by badgeroy

[SportingShooter 0]

Your best bet is to get out and try them on a pattern plate

 

But if I remember rightly, there is some good information in stats form on the Purdey website http://www.purdey.com I think its in the gun building section.

[flytie 1]

There is a lot of information to be found in "Gough Thomas's" book Shotguns & Cartridges, which you can order from your local library for £1.00. Obviously you have to give it back, but it's still a bargain.

 

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Edited May 4, 2009 by flytie

[Geoff.C 0]

Mainly useable spread with 8's at approx 30yds with different chokes

 

I assume you would be clay shooting with this load? Shot this small is ideal for clays and 1/4 choke at 30 yards is just right. I would not think of any live quarry with it though. A good way to get an idea of what your patterns look like, if you have the facilities, (because you can't do much at some clay grounds).

Get a roll of wallpaper (thickish lining paper works for me), and hang it over a hedge or old pallet. Shoot away, and keep rolling out a fresh bit.

You won't get the whole pattern on the width of paper, but you get a good idea.

[provarmint 25]

http://www.briley.com/2009/sportingclays.html