Tom396
.30-06
I love me some Federal FliteControl buckshot. However, I only have it in self defense style rounds (LE132-1B). Not the best choice for deer hunting. However, I do have a lot of Remington #1 buck full power rounds. So I'm thinking of pressing those Remington rounds into deer hunting service. I want to use my Stoeger Uplander 12 gauge 26" double barrel.
So I decided to do some patterning with it today. I thought I knew what I'd discover, but I just wanted to make sure. I had previously bought a pair of cylinder bore chokes from Carlson's for the Uplander. I used them as my baseline. The Uplander originally came with a Improved Cylinder and a Modified choke installed. My assumption was that the IC choke would give a small improvement over the open choke and the M choke would give an even bigger one. I tested at approximately 12 yards. I noted almost no measurable difference in the patterns! If anything, the Modified (tightest) choke, gave the worst pattern by 1/2".
So I did a little research and found a few online articles that suggested this sort of result was not all that odd. And that choke tubes do a much better job in tightening birdshot patterns. The theory being that the larger buckshot pellets actually smash into each other when passing through a choke tube and change their shapes. Whatever the truth actually is, I'm just gonna stick with the Cylinder Bore choke tubes. Thoughts? Take care. Tom Worthington
So I decided to do some patterning with it today. I thought I knew what I'd discover, but I just wanted to make sure. I had previously bought a pair of cylinder bore chokes from Carlson's for the Uplander. I used them as my baseline. The Uplander originally came with a Improved Cylinder and a Modified choke installed. My assumption was that the IC choke would give a small improvement over the open choke and the M choke would give an even bigger one. I tested at approximately 12 yards. I noted almost no measurable difference in the patterns! If anything, the Modified (tightest) choke, gave the worst pattern by 1/2".
So I did a little research and found a few online articles that suggested this sort of result was not all that odd. And that choke tubes do a much better job in tightening birdshot patterns. The theory being that the larger buckshot pellets actually smash into each other when passing through a choke tube and change their shapes. Whatever the truth actually is, I'm just gonna stick with the Cylinder Bore choke tubes. Thoughts? Take care. Tom Worthington