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sm · December 12, 2002, 05:00 PM

I personally shoot in 12 ga the 2 3/4 or 3dr eq in 1 1/8 shot sizes. I like that extra 1/8 of shot-umm thats where that "golden pellet" might be hiding when the wind kicks up. Clay birds I stick with #8.

Mainly I shoot older guns (my favorite autoloader is a '74 model SX1). It also does fine with the 1 oz loadings. 1100's tend to be the same as do the old Beretta 302 and 303. Not a big fan of the 1187, prefer the 1100-personally. I understand a lot of the newer autoloaders do fine with the smaller loadings, but I've not tried them, again I'm after a certain pattern, BIG Believer in pattern boards. The SX2 and Golden Hunter's I've shot were great with the 1oz loads, didn't notice any reduced recoil so again I stayed with the 1 1/8.
Just and old coot in training I guess, once I find something that fits, and a load that works, I stay with it, practice practice practice and let the others continually play the change game--I don't compete anymore--miss taking their money *g*

December 12, 2002, 05:00 PM	#15
sm Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2002 Posts: 1,819	I personally shoot in 12 ga the 2 3/4 or 3dr eq in 1 1/8 shot sizes. I like that extra 1/8 of shot-umm thats where that "golden pellet" might be hiding when the wind kicks up. Clay birds I stick with #8. Mainly I shoot older guns (my favorite autoloader is a '74 model SX1). It also does fine with the 1 oz loadings. 1100's tend to be the same as do the old Beretta 302 and 303. Not a big fan of the 1187, prefer the 1100-personally. I understand a lot of the newer autoloaders do fine with the smaller loadings, but I've not tried them, again I'm after a certain pattern, BIG Believer in pattern boards. The SX2 and Golden Hunter's I've shot were great with the 1oz loads, didn't notice any reduced recoil so again I stayed with the 1 1/8. Just and old coot in training I guess, once I find something that fits, and a load that works, I stay with it, practice practice practice and let the others continually play the change game--I don't compete anymore--miss taking their money g __________________ Use Enough Gun TFL Alumni