I probably should have waited for better weather, but I couldn't wait to try out the Hevi 13 7's after seeing everyone elses patterns. So off I went. I didn't have a bench to shoot from, so I just measured off 40 yards, and let one fly offhand. I was a little low and to the right, but the pattern was pretty nice. I counted it twice, got 262 the first time, and 264 the second time. I'm pretty happy ;D I plan to shoot it some more off of a bench to verify the POI(it was dead on last year with the hevi 13 6's, so I assume I just pulled the shot today)
Anyway, here are a couple pics, since I know how we all love them!
SBEII
Jellyhead .660
Hevi 13 3.5in 2.25oz 7's
45 degrees with a slight breeze
262 in the 10
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq164/borden811/SBEIIPattern003-3.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq164/borden811/SBEIIPattern004-2.jpg)
Nice it looks ready
:z-winnersmiley:
Nice!
Clint
Glad you posted that, I just ordered some 3 and 3.5 in heavy 7's and a jellyhead .660 cant wait to pattern them... in my sbe 2 :icon_thumright:
good looking patterns now it's time to roll some heads.
nice even pattern and good numbers, looks like your ready to go. Good luck this season!
Thanks guys. Just out of curiosity, how big of an increase in pellet count would one expect from warmer temps? Say if i wait till it's 65 or so to pattern it again? 5-10 pellets? Not that it matters, as I'm tickled with it the way it is. I just always hear that warmer temps generally make the pattern a little better.
great pattern ya got there
excellent looking pattern,it will do the job
Nice patterns. That will get 'er done, for sure..Mike :you_rock:
Quote from: Borden811 on March 13, 2011, 08:53:05 AM
Thanks guys. Just out of curiosity, how big of an increase in pellet count would one expect from warmer temps? Say if i wait till it's 65 or so to pattern it again? 5-10 pellets? Not that it matters, as I'm tickled with it the way it is. I just always hear that warmer temps generally make the pattern a little better.
maybe more than that, i've seen guns go up 5-10 and i have an 11/87 that went up 45 on an average of 3 shots.
That is a very nice pattern. That's why I like the 7's. :icon_thumright:
Borden, does you SBEII have the 24" BBl ?
It's got the 26 in bbl. It's supposed to be 65-70 here on Saturday, so I'm going to shoot it again and see if the 20 degree temp change helps the pattern at all. I'll report back when I try it out.
Killer pattern! Love those Mag Blends! :icon_thumright: :cowboy:
Well, I got to shoot again today. It was 67 today, 22 degress warmer than the last time I shot. I put 260 in the 10 at 40 this time, 2 less than last time. I was hoping for more, but I'm not dissapointed. Atleast I know my pattern is consistant in different weather conditions, and with all this talk of folks getting less than desirable patterns with the new 7's this yr, I'm really pleased! Now I just have to hurry up and wait till the season starts! :z-guntootsmiley: