Pattern Test?

[Drew Hause]

Bill doesn't believe this marketing verbiage either

1908 Sears Catalog: "Shooting qualities- As before explained, the shooting qualities of these guns are unequaled for long distance killing, long range shooting, for penetration, pattern or target. Both barrels are full choke bore, so firmly constructed that unlike other guns, there is no recoil or kicking. That which in other guns goes into recoil in the A J Aubrey gun goes to give greater force to the shot."

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

That which in other guns goes into recoil in the A J Aubrey gun goes to give greater force to the shot."

I'll bet that single line of fabricated hyperbole, by itself, sold a lot of guns!






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[Drew Hause]

To be fair to the Hunter Arms ad guy, I interpret the "extreme choke" lack of penetration as "extreme choke for extreme range".

Unfortunately, the long range hyperbole was endemic among the folks in marketing

"Shoots perfectly at 80 yards."



"Effective range 80 - 100 yards."



"Effective range 60 - 80 yards"



"Dropping 'em at 80 yards!"



Not quite

Pattern testing by David Williamson with .042" choke 32" LRWF at a measured 80 yards using 3 inch Winchester (plastic) hull with 38.35 grains of Blue Dot, Winchester 209 primer, Winchester AASL wad, and 1 3/8 ounces of #5 nickel plated shot. The average number of pellets was 246 and measured weight 1.353 ounce. Number of pellets in duck for 3 shots: 5,6 & 6. Pattern % in 30" circle: 5.3 = 13 pellets, 8.1 = 20 pellets & 8.5 = 21 pellets.