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Originally Posted by Frank Srebro
Just a thought - conventional patterning is done with a 30-inch circle at 40 yards. Just curious if you still have the papers, what percentages are you seeing in a 30 incher?
A 40-inch circle is 1256 sq inches and a 30 inch one is 707 sq inches. All things equal (absolutely even shot pellet distribution) - the 30-inch circle has only 56% of the area that the 40-inch one does,
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Thanks Frank, its been a long time since I did formal patterning. But I did draw the 30 inch circle as well, since I was not sure and was too lazy to look it up. I don't have the numbers in front of me (I'll post them tonight) but the distibution was not equal. It was heavily weighted inside the 30 inch circle. With only 10 to 20 pellets in the 30+ outter circle
I remember the low being 137 in the 30, but that was one of the early shots that was over the edge of the paper so not everything could get counted. Some were into the low 160s
What surprised me was according to the charts 1 1/4 oz of 4s should have about 165 pellets and I was counting more than that on the paper. When I checked a shell I counted 176. In either case, I think there is some goose and turkey potential here.