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.

[Bill Murphy]

I only know that a shot that comes out of the barrel, round, at 1200 fps, loses velocity and penetration at the same rate, regardless of choke. However, many gun companies, in the early days, made claims for more penetration than their competitors. My question was "Did Parker make claims like that?"

[Drew Hause]

"The Strongest Shooting"

[John Truitt]

I think there is only one way to resolve this much debated issue of "long range fowling".

We need to have a long bird event at the Southern. Awards per gauge and then over all. Would be cool to see 12 vs 10 vs 8, etc.
Limit load to 1 1/8 oz of #7.5's

Make it a 80 yard target.

Fox vs Smith vs Parker vs etc etc etc

[Dean Romig]

And only 2 of those pellets might have brought that 'duck' down.






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[edgarspencer]

Gets you 2" closer Before you Pull the Trigger

[Bill Murphy]

We are talking penetration here. Penetration tests are so much more simple than pattern tests. Bring your telephone books.

[Drew Hause]

Looks like the hyperbole even hit Philadelphia

“The Fox Taper Bore is responsible for the uniform pattern and maximum penetration which is attained in all Fox guns.”



"Shoots Hard" Oct. 7, 1905 Sporting Life