Blowing the pattern?

[David C Porter]

There are 150 pellets of #5 shot in 7/8oz. You state that you have 15 pellets in a 30" circle. That's only a 10% pattern , that's more open than a cylinder choke. IC choke is 50% & would be 75 pellets. Numbers don't add up correctly

If you are using 7/8oz of BB's on the pattern board there's 44 BB's & your 15 equals 33%. That's equals to cylinder choke.

[Dylan Rhodes]

Originally Posted by David C Porter

There are 150 pellets of #5 shot in 7/8oz. You state that you have 15 pellets in a 30" circle. That's only a 10% pattern , that's more open than a cylinder choke. IC choke is 50% & would be 75 pellets. Numbers don't add up correctly

That is my point, where is the shot going? The numbers don’t make sense but they make sense with my kill percentage, experience in the field with this gun, and the wounded bird shenanigans that occurred today. 4 shots at a stationary rooster pheasant from 20 yards unobstructed? The pattern board makes perfect sense to me actually.

I can’t make heads or tails of it. These are factory loads, did they not put 7/8 of an oz in?

[Double Lab]

I can tell you from years of experience with the 28ga. that that gauge does not handle shot larger than 6's well. I've found the sweet spot with 7 1/2's and no faster than 1200fps.