Posted: 4/5/2013 1:36:55 AM EDT
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I traded for some #2 loads AND some T shot.
who patterns their shotgun for chukar/phesant who buys what's inexpensive who buys what their buddys told them to buy, worked first time, and realizes is them vs the gun? I think I'm tempted to test this ammo since it would cost me more than $12 to buy these loads to test with three different chokes. I'm thinking at the end of the day the majority of the discussion comes back to me doing my job and placing shot on the bird...I just wonder these things when I have some, to me, inexpensive shot to test and a three day weekend every weekend for the next month. |
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Always a good idea to pattern your gun.
Please tell me you are not using T's and # 2's for chuckar? 
Depends on what I am shooting, late season pheasant or sharp tail hunting and they are wild birds, a 3" prairie storm is in the second barrel. The first barrel will be high brass, but nothing to expensive. Grouse, Chuckar, quail, cheap game loads work just fine. I use Estate game loads or Remington game loads. Waterfowl/non-tox , I do buy the pricey heavier than lead stuff. Don't get hung up on ammo. Go run some clays courses, that will do you more good than any pricey ammo. |
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The larger or softer the shot, the more important it is to pattern it through your bore and choke combo. High velocity loads (1400-1700 fps specialty loads) deserve a close look at the patterning paper, too. In my experience, Ts run out of usable pattern pretty quickly. Lots of guys report that the high velocity loads blow the patterns out of their guns...impressive performance on your shoulder, not so much on the birds. |