I shot my browning gold and new tss loads yesterday and the numbers were low. I think I may need a little tighter choke. Let me know what you guys think.
Browning gold, polished, 24" bbl, 70deg, 60%humity, 40yds.
this pattern was with the browning xfull .698 choke and 2oz tss 9's:
209 in 10", 368 in 20" = 577 total
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/1joker_2006/P1000268.jpg)
This pattern was with Pure Gold .696 and 2oz tss 9"s:
233 in 10", 314 in 20" = 547 total
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/1joker_2006/P1000267.jpg)
This pattern was with Pure Gold .969 and 20z tss 8x9's:
210 in 10", 302 in 20" = 512 total
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/1joker_2006/P1000266.jpg)
Yes these are Hals loads. I am using 20gr buffer. This gun with a pure gold .670 and 2 1/8 oz hevi 7.5 handloads will put 310-360 in the 10" and 275-310 in the 20".
You are putting over 500 pellets in the 20" circle with a nice central core of >200. Not amazing numbers. If you came down to a .685 you will likely get what you are looking for. Kick's I think offers a .680 and .685 and you can exchange until you get what you are looking for. Camo is on sale for $55 right now.
http://www.kicks-ind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Kicks&Product_Code=GTBIP12g&Category_Code=12GaugeGT
I think I figured it out. Looks like Sugarray has it right. :z-winnersmiley: I just shot the 2oz TSS 9's out of my PG .670. It didn't blow the pattern as much as I thought it would. I thimk a .680 or .685 would be what I am looking for. I may have to check out that kicks.
Got 404 in the 10", 246 in the 20" = 650 total:
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/1joker_2006/P1000269.jpg)
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