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Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1-1/8 oz loads in a tight choke?

Been shooting a Browning Citori 725 with an IM choke for sporting clays. When I run Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 shot at 1200 fps, I feel like I'm getting a slightly wider, less dense pattern past 3...

General Off Topic | asked 2 months ago by Learning Larry
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Anyone else notice their pattern opening up with 1-1/8 oz loads vs 1 oz in their 12ga?

Been shooting my Beretta A400 Xcel for a few years now, mostly 1 oz #8 at 1200 fps for sporting clays. Tried some Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 at 1300 fps last weekend and my break percentage droppe...

General Off Topic | asked 2 months ago by Duck Hunter Dan
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Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 16-yard station 7 crossers?

Been shooting a Browning Citori 725 with a full choke in the bottom barrel for station 7 at my local club. Using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 shot. At 16 yards, I'm breaking targets but noticing the...

General Off Topic | asked 3 months ago by Dave the Reloader
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Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 40-yard crossing targets?

Been shooting sporting clays for years, mostly with my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon. Lately at my club, I've been struggling with the long crossing targets on stations 7 and 8, which are around 40 yar...

General Off Topic | asked 3 months ago by Duck Hunter Dan
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