Shot pattern

char923 · March 3, 2002, 10:48 AM

I have a fully rifled barrel on my Benelli M1 field, what kind of shot pattern will get shooting BB and 00 Buck because of no choke tubes and the barrel being rifled. I will be useing the gun in 3 gun matches.

Adamantium · March 16, 2002, 07:31 PM

Odds are you will get large donut size patterns as the rifling will make all of your shot spin and drift from the center.

Sincerely,
Adam

Chuck Graber · March 16, 2002, 08:39 PM

Beretta used to put out an ultralight O/U with the lower barrel rifled. It put out a very nice wide pattern at close ranges, i.e. under 20 yards. This was for hunting in heavy cover where most shots are taken at very close range.

I can't tell you how the large shot will perform with this barrel but the pattern will be wider than with a skeet choke. At much more than 25 yards there will be huge holes in the pattern.

Chuck Graber

C.R.Sam · March 16, 2002, 08:42 PM

Pattern questions.......you never know till the gun and load in question are tested for pattern by you. And that applies to shot in smoothbores.

You are going to try a very unlikely combination. Probably horrible pattern as Adamantium said. You never know tho till you try it.

Sam

char923 · March 18, 2002, 12:54 AM

Thanks

March 3, 2002, 10:48 AM	#1
char923 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2000 Location: Anchorage AK Posts: 237	Shot pattern I have a fully rifled barrel on my Benelli M1 field, what kind of shot pattern will get shooting BB and 00 Buck because of no choke tubes and the barrel being rifled. I will be useing the gun in 3 gun matches.

March 16, 2002, 07:31 PM	#2
Adamantium Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 1999 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,021	Odds are you will get large donut size patterns as the rifling will make all of your shot spin and drift from the center. Sincerely, Adam __________________ New gun, same ol' shot.

March 16, 2002, 08:39 PM	#3
Chuck Graber Member Join Date: August 22, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 74	Beretta used to put out an ultralight O/U with the lower barrel rifled. It put out a very nice wide pattern at close ranges, i.e. under 20 yards. This was for hunting in heavy cover where most shots are taken at very close range. I can't tell you how the large shot will perform with this barrel but the pattern will be wider than with a skeet choke. At much more than 25 yards there will be huge holes in the pattern. Chuck Graber

March 16, 2002, 08:42 PM	#4
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Pattern questions.......you never know till the gun and load in question are tested for pattern by you. And that applies to shot in smoothbores. You are going to try a very unlikely combination. Probably horrible pattern as Adamantium said. You never know tho till you try it. Sam

March 18, 2002, 12:54 AM	#5
char923 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2000 Location: Anchorage AK Posts: 237	Thanks