Perazzishot Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 hours ago, motty said: I still want to know why Dave Carrie pattern tests his cartridges at 55 yards. Last time I spoke to him he had been shooting CD’s at 70yds checking pattern and penetration. Results coming soon I believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Guns and cartridges have moved on a lot in the last few years dave Carrie is showing the capability of these combinations plenty of Wildfowlers pulling down ducks and geese at extreme range thanks to the development of aftermarket chokes and some of the non toxic shots available for Reloding personally like the development of the guns and ammunition and admire the guns who can shoot these combinations effectively i wonder just how high a bird you can kill especially with larger loads of hevi shot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Guns and cartridges have moved on a lot in the last few years dave Carrie is showing the capability of these combinations plenty of Wildfowlers pulling down ducks and geese at extreme range thanks to the development of aftermarket chokes and some of the non toxic shots available for Reloding personally like the development of the guns and ammunition and admire the guns who can shoot these combinations effectively i wonder just how high a bird you can kill especially with larger loads of hevi shot ? 3mm TSS (No5) launched at 1250ft/sec retains enough energy per pellet to kill a goose at 100 yards. Pattern wise I have not seen any long range efforts at the smaller sizes but.... The table also gives an idea of percentages of 2ft paper which would suggest a 49% pattern at 100 yards with TSS. The Turkey video at the below link has a shot at 8 min 0 Sec of 2.5 Oz of No 9 at 75 yards. You can't see the numbers outside of the black area but it alone would convince me that with TSS and a suitable choke 75 yards pheasants is doable now (not cheap or easy on the shoulder but doable) and with a reliable kill rate (i.e. not chancing it with poor patterns as is often done now with lead loads). Edited September 13, 2019 by Stonepark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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