The Nitros finally come the other evening and I just had to try them. The wind was blowing 20mph+ so we headed to Tn. where there is a huge barn to shoot out of. The temp was around 37 deg and the barn would only let us shoot at a measured 38 yds. All counts were in a 10"circle with a dirty barrel and an IC .555.
5 shells is was I had so here is the #'s:
174
177
204
224
239
I was pleased but 174-239 was a pretty huge gap.
Nice ,My encore with the same tube and my Benelli with the same tube also shoots the same counts 180 - 225 with the Nitro 7s.
Quote from: hookedspur on March 13, 2011, 09:50:17 AM
Nice ,My encore with the same tube and my Benelli with the same tube also shoots the same counts 180 - 225 with the Nitro 7s.
What length barrel is on your benelli?
barrel is 24"
I wonder how the 24" would compare to the 26" as far as patterns go?
most will say the longer one patterns better but I like the 24 to hunt with.
that is a big swing in the number of hits.wonder if nitros are that much different from shell to shell?
No I didn't clean it at all. The highest number came from the last shot.
Quote from: Hardtime_NC on March 13, 2011, 09:26:41 AM
The Nitros finally come the other evening and I just had to try them. The wind was blowing 20mph+ so we headed to Tn. where there is a huge barn to shoot out of. The temp was around 37 deg and the barn would only let us shoot at a measured 38 yds. All counts were in a 10"circle with a dirty barrel and an IC .555.
5 shells is was I had so here is the #'s:
174
177
204
224
239
I was pleased but 174-239 was a pretty huge gap.
Looks like your gun is like one of my 835s it loves a dirty barrel the more you shoot it the better it shoots. Now i have another one that you have to clean after ever shot. I also have a 870 that don't care dirty or clean.
maybe I should have left mine dirty :begging:it just shot the best it has ever done, and I thought for sure it would do better after I polished it today :bike2:
I really don't understand the numbers. Heres the way they fell shot one through five:
Shot one: 204
Shot two: 224
Shot three: 174
Shot four: 177
Shot five: 239
I do have a friend that has a built turkey shoot gun that likes to be very dirty. It will not shoot worth nothing with a clean barrel.