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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Harper801 on February 14, 2015, 06:13:11 PM

Title: Temperature Effect on Patterns
Post by: Harper801 on February 14, 2015, 06:13:11 PM
How does temperature effect your shotgun pattern?
Title: Re: Temperature Effect on Patterns
Post by: SKFOOTER on February 14, 2015, 08:54:27 PM
The colder the temperatures the denser the air.  Thus pellets per pattern are minimized.  Better patterns are achieved in warmer temperatures. :OGturkeyhead:
Title: Re: Temperature Effect on Patterns
Post by: Gobble! on February 15, 2015, 08:34:58 AM
I have seen patterns drop as much as 40 pellets on on a day in the 40s compared to a day in the 70s.
Title: Temperature Effect on Patterns
Post by: Assault on February 15, 2015, 09:26:58 AM
Put it like this, my extended range water fowl choke (winter time) patterns a lil less tighter than my hevi-13 does in spring


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