can shooting

[charlie cleveland]

shot the ten ga s today this is the out come...first gun used 10 ga ithaca mag 10 auto shells used winchester xx no 4 lead shot hits in can 3..... next gun used lc smith 10 ga double 32 inch barrels choke full- full remington express 2 7/8 lenth 1 5/8 ounce lead no 4...hits in can 1 these were shells of 1970 s vintage...same lc smith gun used but used ga mates in 12 ga....shell used remingtonnitro express 1 7/8 ounce of no5 shot lead..hits were 4 in can.... next gun used parker double ph grade 10 ga 32 inch full -full...shells used remington nitro express 1 5/8 ounce no 4 lead..2 hits in can... used same gun parker with ga mates..shell used remingtonexpress 3 inch 1 7/8 ounce of lead..hits in can 5.... same gun parker 10 ga shell winchester extended range 12 ga 3 inch 1 3/4 ounce of hevi shot no6s..hits in can 2.... the range was the same at 70 steps same 12 ounce drink cans... all the shells were shot 3 times each... all shells done ok except the old remington shells of 1970 s there is no plastic wadding in these old shells and you can see the difference the patterns were not as good as the modern shell.. out of all guns shot the old parker beat the ithaca auto and the lc smithwith 1 more hit than they on the average...the short ten ga loads still out kick the 12 ga 3 inch shell used and they had heavier load s than the 10 ga..can not figure that one out.... have decided to use the old parker as the gun of choice for turkeys this season and the old stevens will be back up gun in rainy weather ... will try some reloads in short ten and test them and report later... charlie