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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2986454" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Same load. It was actually measured.</p><p>There were 8 guys there playing with this gun blasting melons and other stuff.</p><p>We had regular 12 gauge there to compare the patterns with.</p><p></p><p>Another observation I made when patterning MY shotguns is that the taper into the barrel makes more difference than the size of the choke when it comes to pattern size. </p><p></p><p>I used to think long full choke would have a tighter pattern.</p><p>I found this is just not true.</p><p>I think the shot gets disrupted or something in certain tapers and causes large groups.</p><p>My shorter barrel in the browning 12 gauge groups much tighter vs the stevens long barrel 12 gauge. I found the extra full turkey choke on the browning actually makes the group slightly larger than a modified choke.</p><p>Money wasted on the turkey choke.</p><p></p><p>Odd things that do not follow the book. I end up with a lot of odd things though.</p><p>That is why we shoot. We need to see what happens.</p><p></p><p>My bullets from my rifles do not follow the trajectory calculator answers either.</p><p>I shoot at 5 foot tall cardboard at different distances to get my drops.</p><p>Probably because at different velocities a bullet will have different BC. and the calculators I have been trying do not ask for that input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2986454, member: 15054"] Same load. It was actually measured. There were 8 guys there playing with this gun blasting melons and other stuff. We had regular 12 gauge there to compare the patterns with. Another observation I made when patterning MY shotguns is that the taper into the barrel makes more difference than the size of the choke when it comes to pattern size. I used to think long full choke would have a tighter pattern. I found this is just not true. I think the shot gets disrupted or something in certain tapers and causes large groups. My shorter barrel in the browning 12 gauge groups much tighter vs the stevens long barrel 12 gauge. I found the extra full turkey choke on the browning actually makes the group slightly larger than a modified choke. Money wasted on the turkey choke. Odd things that do not follow the book. I end up with a lot of odd things though. That is why we shoot. We need to see what happens. My bullets from my rifles do not follow the trajectory calculator answers either. I shoot at 5 foot tall cardboard at different distances to get my drops. Probably because at different velocities a bullet will have different BC. and the calculators I have been trying do not ask for that input. [/QUOTE]
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