I heard you guys like patterns

[henry931]

All shot though a Browning Maxus 3.5" Chamber at 40 yards with a Muller Decoy Choke Installed (nominal quarter choke).

 

Outline is the standard 30" circle. Centres where shown are a standard size clay.

 

Also I was holding the gun very flat for the steel loads - the gun patterened a little higher than I expected. My natural hold is a bit lower anyway and used this for the lead patterns.

 

Eley Pigeon Fibre 32gm 6.5 Shot (Measured pellet diameter 2.52mm = 335 pellets in cartidge). 33% Pattern.

 

 

 

RC Sipe Fibre 32gm '6' Shot (Measured pellet diameter 2.67mm = 286 pellets in cartidge). 38% Pattern.

 

 

RC50 3" Plastic 50gm '0' Shot (Pellet diameter on box 3.9mm = 144 pellets in cartidge). 55% Pattern.

 

Eley Lightning Steel 3" 36gm 3 Shot (Assumed Pellet diameter 3.53mm = 205 pellets in cartidge). 64% Pattern.

 

Gamebore Mammoth Steel 3" 36gm 3 Shot (Measured pellet diameter 3.53mm = 205 pellets in cartidge). 65% Pattern.

 

Gamebore Mammoth Steel 3.5" 42gm BB Shot (Measured pellet diameter 4.25mm = 130 pellets in cartidge). 82% Pattern.

 

Also measured pellet diameters for other steel cartridges:

Lyalvale Supreme Steel No.4 3.05mm

Eley Lightning Steel No.5 3.07mm

Gamebore Super Steel No.5 3.05mm

Hull Steel Game No.5 3.08mm

Eley Lightning Steel No.1 3.82mm

Lyalvale Steel Game No.5 2.80mm

 

It seems most UK manufacturers use continental sizes (i.e. one size bigger) for their steel loads apart from lyalvale, who seem to use the english sizes.

 

 

 

 

 

[fenboy]

Very interesting , thanks for sharing

[BellySlater]

Thanks, good info - this is also my gun of choice ( never looked back)

[MAB1954]

Thanks for sharing

[Old farrier]

Hi

Thanks got putting the work in and sharing

 

All the best

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[chris1961]

Thank you for sharing you're info with us