shooting the tens

[charlie cleveland]

today i shot the 10 ga parker against the lc smith 10 ga.. dr pepper can the target distance 70 yards..shell used were federal 12 ga 3 inch magnums no 4 shot 1 7/8 ounce load of lead.used gauge mate adapters... shot the parker first. chokes full and full 32 inch barrels..shot the right barrel first with only one hit to can..shot left barrel and put 2 shot in can... lc smith 10 ga 32 inch barrels full and full chokes.. same federal shells used with the gauge mates... fired right barrel first put 5 shot in can.. fired left barrel 5 shot in can..old lc smith was winner of this shoot but still not the champ overall..the smith and wesson 12 ga auto.is the champ so far with 7 hits to can.. charlie

[Dennis]

Charlie,

I used to read where different shot sizes shot better or worse patterns. If you tried a load of #6 shot or 7 1/2 would the results possibly be different? What if you used a Diet Coke can instead of the Dr. Pepper can? Nah, just forget I mentioned it.

Dennis

[6pt-Sika]

Well I'm not gonna use soda cans . But tommorrow I'm gonna shoot my LC some more with buckshot .

Think I wanna try 000 , 00 and 1 Buck at 50 yards and see what happens . Have some #3 and #4 Buck loaded also but I'm shall we say a bit skeptical about those two at that distance .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dennis V. Nix

Charlie,

I used to read where different shot sizes shot better or worse patterns. If you tried a load of #6 shot or 7 1/2 would the results possibly be different? What if you used a Diet Coke can instead of the Dr. Pepper can? Nah, just forget I mentioned it.

Dennis

By all means don't use Pepsi Max , Coke Zero or any of the diet soda cans as I'm sure they're skinnier and there by less surface to catch the pellets

[charlie cleveland]

i like the fat dr pepper cans the best rest of them to skinny.. ha dennis i ve tried all sizes of shot at these cans the most hits i get are with no 4 and no 5 shot..i ve tried 6 s 7 1/2 s no 8 and 9..seems like the bigger shot seems to pattern closer together at long range seems like the smaller shot does not do as well but this is my opinion.. charlie