went out and patterned today, in about 3 feet of snow. The temperature was under 20 when we were out...
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What do you guys think? This was between 40-45 yards, hard to tell exactly in 3 feet of snow... Thanks guys.
Also, 3 inch remington premier 2 oz of #6 shot.
Mossberg 500 with a truglo gobble stopper choke on it.
Very good with Lead, at that distance, in that temperature.
good to hear... If I had done the circle differently I could've gotten in probably another 15 hits.... I'm gonna re-do the circle and see if I can... Also, the shot is copper plated... Don't know if that makes a difference.
Excellant pattern considering the temps. That pattern will only get better with warmer weather. Good luck this spring.
Shifted the circle a bit and got 105 hits... I also adjusted the sights and my poi should be dead on...
That's a really good pattern for cold weather and Remington shells, I think your gun likes them.
Cool! Thanks alot guys... I'll pattern again in the spring also...
+1 :icon_thumright:
The other pics i had to resize cause they were too small...
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gotta love Maine... :z-flirtysmile3:
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He loves shootin the Gamos :)
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anybody that is willing to go out in those temps and wade through the snow to check a pattern .belongs right here on OG!!!!
Considering the temps and the yardage i think thats a great pattern. once warmer weather shows up you should see a good increase in pellet count. i used Rem.Nitro's for a few years and had great results
Sounds good! If I had the $$ I'd be there everyday... Lol.
I'm glad I found a shell that works well in my gun... I want to pattern them again April sometime. I'm hoping to get in the 130s... Is this achievable or will the # of hits be modest?
Quote from: VAHUNTER on February 12, 2011, 04:55:40 PM
anybody that is willing to go out in those temps and wade through the snow to check a pattern .belongs right here on OG!!!!
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Quote from: new2turkey on February 12, 2011, 05:00:57 PM
Sounds good! If I had the $$ I'd be there everyday... Lol.
I'm glad I found a shell that works well in my gun... I want to pattern them again April sometime. I'm hoping to get in the 130s... Is this achievable or will the # of hits be modest?
i was getting 140 at 40yds with Rem. Nitro's 3.5" 2oz #6's so it is very possible :icon_thumright:
seeing those pictures makes me feel like a sissy for not going out with a couple of inches of snow on the ground and the temps in the 20's..... :-[
Quote from: pullit on February 12, 2011, 06:57:30 PM
seeing those pictures makes me feel like a sissy for not going out with a couple of inches of snow on the ground and the temps in the 20's..... :-[
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It actually wasn't too bad, except for that I had already loaded Zachary up full of stuff and myself as well, I forgot my gloves :character0029:
We got lucky cause the snow was packed down where we were standing, so we weren't up to our knees :).
Good to hear about good improvements with the temp. rise.. I'm gonna hold off patterning again until April or so.
nice looking turkey rig
the patterns will tighten up for you as soon as it warms up some
good to hear, i'm more than ready for spring
Nice pattern for the time of year.
Good looking pattern new2turkey. Only a die hard turkey hunter would get out in weather like that. :fud:
Thanks Gold Spur....
Hopefully everything will pay off this spring... :fud: :gobble:
Do you reckon some of those shot could have frozen in mid-air before they ever made it to the target? Probably close to 70 down here by Friday.
We also had some "severe" weather. It did not get above freezing for about 2 whole days. Many business and schools closed.
Good patterns. You should update with the identical setup at different temps as it warms up.
LOL RAJ...
Will do paladin, it'll be a few months before that happens though.
Quote from: joshua on February 12, 2011, 12:19:42 PM
Excellant pattern considering the temps. That pattern will only get better with warmer weather. Good luck this spring.
What about colder temperatures adversely effects shotgun pattern density? Is it the air density?
Always have heard this tossed around, but have never heard a good explanation as to why.
FullChoke
Has to do with air density FullChoke. Air density increases in cold weather, lowering shot velocity.
Quote from: new2turkey on February 14, 2011, 09:28:34 AM
Has to do with air density FullChoke. Air density increases in cold weather, lowering shot velocity.
I don't think it has to do with the shot velocity as much as it does to do with the aerodynamics of the shot to the target is greatly disrupted due to the fact that colder air is a lot denser meaning the shot can't fly as true and shot has to fight the thicker denser air vs when it is shot in warmer temperatures and is less affected. Thus your shot gets pushed out of its normal flight to the target on colder days meaning more open patterns.
Could be also true. But I believe that velocity is partly to blame as well. Just like the speed of sound is slower when the air is colder.
Quote from: new2turkey on February 14, 2011, 10:06:34 AM
Could be also true. But I believe that velocity is partly to blame as well. Just like the speed of sound is slower when the air is colder.
You may be right. It might have something to do with the rate at which the powder is burnt is slowed down in colder weather vs warmer weather.