Patterning a single shot shotgun


Strut10

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You may want to go with a #5 or #6 shotshell. #4 shot may work fine for you. But many times the low number of pellets in the shell will produce sparse patterns past about 30 yards.

Don't worry about your fixed choke. I have my grandfathers Iver Johnson Champion single barrel. It is choked on the light side of full. It will throw a turkey-killing pattern of #5's or #6's to 35 yards, easily. It shoots to the point of aim, so the single front bead is adequate. Patern your gun just the same as anything else.

You will learn to hate that 36" barrel when you get that gun out into the woods. wink.gif

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