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Franchi Affinity - Which Pattern are you Hunting
Franchi Affinity - Which Pattern are you Hunting
Started by ArMtnHntr, March 22, 2021, 09:47:13 AM
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ArMtnHntr
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Franchi Affinity - Which Pattern are you Hunting
March 22, 2021, 09:47:13 AM
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: March 22, 2021, 09:59:25 AM by ArMtnHntr
Curious to see what others think, which pattern would you hunt? Gun is an Affinity compact, 24" barrel and adult stock. Shooting factory bead (and I prefer to keep it that way), POI with Carlson is about 1-1/2" left, and with the Jebs is about 1-1/2" low, or it could be the guy behind the gun
. 20 yd patterns are nearly identical.
Jebs .570, Apex 1-5/8 oz #8.5, 273 in 10", 154 in 20"
Carlson .575, Apex 1-5/8 oz #9, 297 in 10", 187 in 20"
Curtdawg88
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March 22, 2021, 10:33:46 AM
Looks like a coin toss to me... Especially since the pattern with less hits is larger shot size therefore less pellets. Both great looking patterns!
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March 22, 2021, 11:59:33 AM
Both patterns look good. I'd probably go with the 9s due to getting more pellets. Don't think you can go wrong either way though.
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March 22, 2021, 07:54:12 PM
Can't make a bad decision between those two. Personally I would go with the 8.5s not as strong number wise but the pattern is a lot more even and to me that's number 1!
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March 23, 2021, 08:10:46 AM
I hate to ever make a choke/shell/patterning decision based on one shot each. But if those patterns are representative, I would hunt the 9s. They have plenty of horsepower for turkeys to ridiculous ranges. The 10" circle is saturated with either load. The advantage of the 9 load is that it puts more in the 10-20" circle (187 vs 154). More pellets in the 10-20 equals wiggle room.
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