Today I did some patterning to make sure my 870 was still on. Last year I was getting between 310 and 330 in a 10 inch at 40 with 60 degree weather, using hevi 13 2 1/4 oz 7s.
 Both shots today were at a lasered 40 yards. The gun is a 870 SM 26 in. barrel, .660 JH choke, deep cleaned barrel last year, leupold VXI 1-4x20 scope. The temperature when I shot today was 50 degrees, very light wind. Same shells as last year lot #300325 ( still have 6 boxes  ;D ) I did not clean the barrel in between shots.
First shot 322
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/matthewcf/P1010076.jpg)
Second shot 318
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/matthewcf/P1010077.jpg)
			
			
			
				sweet  :icon_thumright:
			
			
			
				That's smokin.
			
			
			
				Got to love those #300325's
			
			
			
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				Very sweet -hold on to what you got.
			
			
			
				strutstopper - Those patterns fit your name :icon_thumright:
			
			
			
				
     Excellent!!!! :icon_thumright:
			
			
			
				Nice pattern.
It appears the 20" pattern is good too!!
God Bless,
David B.
			
			
			
				Thanks, I'm very pleased with this setup, I just wish I would have bought more of those shells last year. Curiousity has been killing me lately, so I imagine I'll be buying a box of the new lot #s, just to see how much of a drop in pellet counts I have.
			
			
			
				excellent looking patterns   :icon_thumright:
			
			
			
				Nice patterns and I agree you have a good pattern at 20 inches also.