I do have some of the 00 FC on hand that I could try. What should the goal be for BC patterning at what distance? Is there a standard?
I do have some of the 00 FC on hand that I could try. What should the goal be for BC patterning at what distance? Is there a standard?
Food Court Apprentice
Semper Paratus certified AR15 armorer
"It's surprising how often you start wondering just how featureless a desert some people's inner landscapes must be."
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See, that's what I'm wondering. Maybe my fuzzy or lack thereof was wrong. For my house, the longest shot possible is probably 10-15 yards. The #1 load is probably working pretty well for that distance. Do I need a setup that will pattern buck inside 3" @ 25yds? I'm thinking not. If the fight is known to be outside the house then grab a rifle. If the fight moves from inside to outside (BG fleeing with child/wife or something) then a slug selected from the side saddle should address that, right? Am I thinking about this all wrong? The problem here is I don't know what I don't know and with patrol carbines being more common/popular, there's not a lot of good shotgun info out there that I can find.
Food Court Apprentice
Semper Paratus certified AR15 armorer
I treat my shotgun like a two handed pistol that shoots 8 projectiles per trigger press instead of 1.
If my 20 yard pistol "Bill Drill" group size is 8" (IDPA -0), then I expect the same or better from my shotgun pattern at that range.
I wouldn't get too wound up over a few #1B pellets missing and going downrange, out of a 14" barrel those pellets are going to shed velocity and energy really quickly.
In for the usual "lawyer attached to every missed shot" banter...
Last edited by JodyH; 05-04-2015 at 12:16 PM.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
I was patterning some FC #00 (LE13300) through my 18.5" M4 at 20 and 30 yards yesterday.
At 20Y all pellets were in the upper 1/2 of an IPSC A zone (6" x 6").
At 30Y I was getting 5-6 pellets in the upper A and 2-3 pellets 1" or so into the C and lower A (probably around an 8"-10" group).
One surprise was the Winchester Military #00, it's usually horrible but even at 30Y all pellets were inside the C zone on a IPSC target.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
If anyone in the SW Ohio area is interested, they had two SBS Benelli's at the AIM Surplus showroom in Monroe as of 3:30 this afternoon. $649 with rifle sights, one with PG stock one with standard stock, both with old-style Surefire forends. Not sure if they were M1s or M2s.