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Started by Marc, April 24, 2024, 03:01:12 AM
Quote from: Notsoyoungturk on April 24, 2024, 04:15:16 PMApex Ninja 8.5 puts out a wicked pattern in my 20g. When you get this pellet count with a dense, fast moving projectile, it is a no brainer. You will have more wound channels that will penetrate and kill. I don't think you can go wrong with 8.5 or 9. I just think you have to see which load patterns better with your gun and choke. I get the argument that one on one, speed and density being equal, the larger shot will do more damage. In my opinion, the larger number of 8.5 or 9 pellets in the kill zone more than compensates for the size difference. I am also less concerned about losing this pattern in another 10-15 yards. Truth in reporting, I am not a physicist or a ballistics expert it works for me.
Quote from: Marc on April 25, 2024, 05:22:05 PMQuote from: Notsoyoungturk on April 24, 2024, 04:15:16 PMApex Ninja 8.5 puts out a wicked pattern in my 20g. When you get this pellet count with a dense, fast moving projectile, it is a no brainer. You will have more wound channels that will penetrate and kill. I don't think you can go wrong with 8.5 or 9. I just think you have to see which load patterns better with your gun and choke. I get the argument that one on one, speed and density being equal, the larger shot will do more damage. In my opinion, the larger number of 8.5 or 9 pellets in the kill zone more than compensates for the size difference. I am also less concerned about losing this pattern in another 10-15 yards. Truth in reporting, I am not a physicist or a ballistics expert it works for me.Very nice pattern.Last weekend, I was attempting to pattern my new gun for POI. Shot some cheapy target loads, and had as tight, or tighter patterns at 30 yards (well, more pellets in the target with a 12 ga.)... Tested at 40 yards, and that pattern completely fell apart.Low Antimony shot, and I did not expect great patterns, but I was quite surprised at how much that pattern broke down in 10 yards. I would expect that my Hevi-Shot turkey loads, and especially TSS would hold together far better... But I won't know until I put them on paper.