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<blockquote data-quote="KurtM" data-source="post: 3360730" data-attributes="member: 6064"><p>As for patterning, don't just go out and shoot 1 round and say there I know my pattern at various distances. You need to shoot at least 5 at each distance! You are going to be surprised just how much your pattern changes shell to shell. You are going to want to average it. Next, anytime you get new ammo, or even a different lot of the same ammo ya got to do it all over again because it is going to change. Maybe they use a different plastic for the hulls in this batch, maybe the wad isn't the same....all sorts of thing happen to make patterns change and by a bunch. Hell I've even had patterns change in the same case of shells due to the manufacturer switching to a different hull material mid batch! This stuff isn't even close to the consistency of metallic cartridges! In a word it is so sloppy being made that you would need hip waders if you watched it loaded Now does this matter for H.D. not so much because an errant pellet or two ain't that big a dea usually, but if you carry one on the job you better darn sure know where it hits and at what range you get fliers. Just remember you are Liable for every pellet!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KurtM, post: 3360730, member: 6064"] As for patterning, don't just go out and shoot 1 round and say there I know my pattern at various distances. You need to shoot at least 5 at each distance! You are going to be surprised just how much your pattern changes shell to shell. You are going to want to average it. Next, anytime you get new ammo, or even a different lot of the same ammo ya got to do it all over again because it is going to change. Maybe they use a different plastic for the hulls in this batch, maybe the wad isn't the same....all sorts of thing happen to make patterns change and by a bunch. Hell I've even had patterns change in the same case of shells due to the manufacturer switching to a different hull material mid batch! This stuff isn't even close to the consistency of metallic cartridges! In a word it is so sloppy being made that you would need hip waders if you watched it loaded Now does this matter for H.D. not so much because an errant pellet or two ain't that big a dea usually, but if you carry one on the job you better darn sure know where it hits and at what range you get fliers. Just remember you are Liable for every pellet! [/QUOTE]
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