A&F CHE 20ga

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Thanks Mark and Merry Christmas.

[Bill Murphy]

Fred, it's a little late in this thread to start touting Greener's "killing circle" statistics and charts. Best to start a new thread. This thread is about a CHE 20 gauge in an A&F trunk case. To me, "killing circle" means that if I'm shooting a 7/8 ounce load in a loose bored gun, I'd better confine my shots to about 25 or 30 yards, the lesser range and #6 or larger shot on cock pheasants and other big prairie birds. If I'm shooting 1 1/8 ounces in a tight bored gun, regardless of gauge, I'm good to maybe 35 or 40 yards, if the shot size is #6 or larger. All other "killing circle" equations are either to one or the other end of the two limits I mentioned. Greener made more of it because he had books and guns to sell. I don't have either to sell and am only interested in clean kills on game birds.

[Double Lab]

Bill, you are correct in your "killing circle" assumptions. Basically, every 1/8oz. of shot gives you an extra 5yds. of "killing circle", all things being equal. I think this came from the Oberfel and Thompson book "The mystery of shotgun patterns". I'll have to find my copy and reread it but the book has a wealth of knowledge on pattern performance.