Parker Choke Alchemy

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

Rick, It sounds like that gun was built to hurt something and not Kill it!!

The vast spectrum of these guns fascinate me.

why?????

a 24 inch circle is about 63% of the area of a 30 standard pattern circle

so- assuming an even spread - that is about 273 pellets in a 30 inch circle at 45 yards - 5 yards past standard range

so at 45 yards - assuming a 1 1/8 ounce load of 8s that is about a 60% pattern.

bring it back 5 yards you may well be in the 70% range

the chokes on this gun are still .026 and .028

so - whether you use pellet count or choke constriction, that comes out to about imp mod- light full depending on what chart you use

i expect them to kill ducks and not wound them

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

why?????

a 24 inch circle is about 63% of the area of a 30 standard pattern circle

so- assuming an even spread - that is about 273 pellets in a 30 inch circle at 45 yards - 5 yards past standard range

so at 45 yards - assuming a 1 1/8 ounce load of 8s that is about a 60% pattern.

bring it back 5 yards you may well be in the 70% range

the chokes on this gun are still .026 and .028

so - whether you use pellet count or choke constriction, that comes out to about imp mod- light full depending on what chart you use

i expect them to kill ducks and not wound them

Damn Rick! I KNEW I shoulda applied myself in math class...instead of sneaking out to fish and hunt!!!

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

Damn Rick! I KNEW I shoulda applied myself in math class...instead of sneaking out to fish and hunt!!!

yeah ---old Miss Peterson is fist pumping in her grave