870 SM, JH .660, Turkey Thug 3.5" #6 Pattern

[cuppednlocked]

Finally had an opportunity to pattern my gun with a new choke I picked up just before the season opened.

870 SM with a 23" (polished but dirty) barrel.
Jelly Head .660
Turkey Thug 3.5" #6
Lasered 40 yards
Mid-80's, muggy, no wind

I was at the range shooting a M1 Garand/HP match so I didn't have all the supplies so I made do with what I had on-hand.  Shot 1x to determine POI, 1x for hold over, made the sight adjustments and 1x for count.  I'm fairly confident the pattern is centered.

I had other shells, but ran out of time & targets to try them out.

Target is ~12" wide.

143 pellets.

[captin_hook]

Great lead pattern. Your good to go!

[remmy1187]

That is a nice pattern, looks good.

[BandedSpur]

143/12" is equivalent to 99/10".

[cuppednlocked]

I'll have to count to be certain, but a quick guesstimate is ~20 pellets less reducing to 10".

[BandedSpur]

I'll have to count to be certain, but a quick guesstimate is ~20 pellets less reducing to 10".

Just saying: the area of a 10" circle is 69.5% that of a 12" circle, so 143 x .695 = 99.

[cuppednlocked]

I knew where you were coming from.  It's all good.

[surehuntsalot]

good to go