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bamaranger · January 23, 2010, 10:02 PM

Guns and tubes are ticky, and I'd experiment a little and see what your gun might like best by shooting some patterns.

Not only will you find out how your gun patterns, w/ different loads, but you'll determine if it shoots to point of aim. Many do not.

Usually you can find some guys who shoot different loads and swap a few back and forth, w/o dumping a bunch of cash on 10 rd boxes. I found my go to load that very way.

Two oz of #6 is a standard load and popular. Lots of pellets usually means denser patterns, but not always. I shot #6 for years, but have switched to #5, having found a load that patterns as well as #6, but does it w/ bigger, heavier #5, which I believe adds range and power/penetration. In turkey hunting, every little bit counts! Bigger #4 shot, used by some guys, has never shot tight enough to suit me.

Get you a biggin' this spring!

January 23, 2010, 10:02 PM	#4
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	experiment Guns and tubes are ticky, and I'd experiment a little and see what your gun might like best by shooting some patterns. Not only will you find out how your gun patterns, w/ different loads, but you'll determine if it shoots to point of aim. Many do not. Usually you can find some guys who shoot different loads and swap a few back and forth, w/o dumping a bunch of cash on 10 rd boxes. I found my go to load that very way. Two oz of #6 is a standard load and popular. Lots of pellets usually means denser patterns, but not always. I shot #6 for years, but have switched to #5, having found a load that patterns as well as #6, but does it w/ bigger, heavier #5, which I believe adds range and power/penetration. In turkey hunting, every little bit counts! Bigger #4 shot, used by some guys, has never shot tight enough to suit me. Get you a biggin' this spring!