Spreader loads
 

Thanks to all I'm going to get some RST spreader loads next week and go do some pattern testing. Does 30 yd sound right distance ?

Thirty is good David and I would try 25 and 35 yards too.





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In my testing , my reloaded 7/8th oz 7 1/2s spreader loads with full choke would give me improved cylinder patterns. at 40 yds. in my shooting I do see a big difference in my scores in sporting clays. but that's just what I see in my shooting. I only shoot them in my full choke barrel, I found in my pattern testing that they shoot better patterns in the tighter the chokes.
scott

Spreader
 

Thx Dean and Scott will report back.

If the first clay is going away and the second clay is a crosser I will shoot the left barrel first at the going away target. I am able to get more versatility out of my tight Parkers without spreader loads.

Choke constriction lies in the mind of the shooter. If you think you can't shoot a tight choked gun effectively you won't. If you just go shoot the gun and forget what its choked and concentrate on the target the hits will improve. I regularly shoot guns choked from skt to full without a noticeable difference in scores. Would I want a full choked grouse gun? not really but I'd hunt them with one if I had to.

if you can't use and enjoy the gun as it is then sell it and get something else.

A pigeon shooting friend thinks that if you want to remain happy you should never do the following;
1. Check your cholesterol.
2. Have an AIDS test.
3. Pattern your shotgun.