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Originally Posted by Robin Lewis
The talk around town was that people would put molasses, or some kind of thick goo in the shell. I have no idea if its local BS or not, but to this day, when I get back "home", they still hand out shells at turkey shoots.
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Aren't the new Winchester turkey loads somewhat like the molasses concept? I thought I read that instead of dropping granular buffer in, something was poured (or injected?) into the shot. I shot a turkey on Monday with one of these loads, and I found out by the gobbler what looked like the base of whatever cushioned and surrounded the shot. It looked something like the papery material of a wasp nest. I assumed it was what the poured substance turned into that then holds the shot together for some distance from the muzzle.
Also, I don't know about constrictor loads, but I do know that you can achieve varying patterns in the same gun by altering the loads. I discovered this when patterning guns with different hand loads...and commercial loads. Some barrels "like" certain loads better than others and the change in density from one load to another was noticeable. I'm not patient enough to plot all this out, but I was able to make a cylinder choke shoot close to a modified pattern by altering the speed, size of shot, and shot itself (copper plated). I know there is nothing new here, but I've seen results that suggest you can tighten patterns (I can't say the loads were more effective!).
Robin, I like your turkey shoot anecdote. Although we did not participate in turkey shoots when I was growing up, my Dad took me to some and there was much theorizing about why someone won consistently. I also recall that when you paid your entry fee, you bought your shells also.
BTW, just curious, where is "home?"