Long range patterning

[charlie cleveland]

there still around.. at 70 long steps and a can hung up on a steel pole is my patterning board...so far my record with any gun is 7 hits in can with no 5 s in a 3 inch loading of 1 7/8 ounce in asmith and wesson auto 12 ga.... but i do appreciate the fellows efforts here their way is the proper way to pattern a shotgun at long range.and it takes patieance to do this..i have shot the 30 inch circle a many of a time have never owned a gun that would put a 100 percent of shot in the 30 circle at 40 yards yet..but would love to own one that would and there are some that will...charlie

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

there still around.. at 70 long steps and a can hung up on a steel pole is my patterning board...so far my record with any gun is 7 hits in can with no 5 s in a 3 inch loading of 1 7/8 ounce in asmith and wesson auto 12 ga.... but i do appreciate the fellows efforts here their way is the proper way to pattern a shotgun at long range.and it takes patieance to do this..i have shot the 30 inch circle a many of a time have never owned a gun that would put a 100 percent of shot in the 30 circle at 40 yards yet..but would love to own one that would and there are some that will...charlie

I did come close once to a 100 %, Did it with a NID Ithaca short 10 ga. 1 1/8 th oz 7 1/2 shot 99.6%. have other 10 ga with 85 % patterns, scott

[charlie cleveland]

boy thats a shooting gun..pete told of some fellow who had a big ithaca10 ga 3 1/2 inch gun that would shoot a 100 percent.pete said the fellow sold it he could not hit to good with it...charlie

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

.pete said the fellow sold it he could not hit to good with it...charlie

or find anything left of it if he did hit it