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TheKlawMan · July 2, 2011, 10:23 PM

I don't know much about shotuguns or guns, but all my life I have dealt with questions about "industry standards". If you are going to argue about standards, you first must ascertain the use against which the standard is being applied. One person might desire a 30 inch pattern for shooting clays at the same distance that a LEO might want a much smaller pattern in hopes of avoiding collateral damage.

I just saw Gerhard's posting done while I was writing this and it says it all. He is talking about the standard for Clay Sports. Others are talking about taking a human out. The standards for each are very different.

July 2, 2011, 10:23 PM	#47
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	I don't know much about shotuguns or guns, but all my life I have dealt with questions about "industry standards". If you are going to argue about standards, you first must ascertain the use against which the standard is being applied. One person might desire a 30 inch pattern for shooting clays at the same distance that a LEO might want a much smaller pattern in hopes of avoiding collateral damage. I just saw Gerhard's posting done while I was writing this and it says it all. He is talking about the standard for Clay Sports. Others are talking about taking a human out. The standards for each are very different.