lets talk 10" circle coverage with our patterns....

[fountain2]

i been thinking bout the coverage of our patterns..shot size and coverage vs shot size and coverage
for instance:
100 #5 lead pellets vs 200 #6 (lead and hevi 13) vs 300 hevi 13 7s vs 400 tss #9..all in the famous 10" circle at 40..which has more killing area

now we know that the 10" circle has 78.5 sq inches in it

what i wanna see is what is taking up the most space for killing coverage..is it the 100 #5s or is it the 300 hevi 13 #7s..and so on.  i dont know each pellet diameter to figure this.

[fountain2]

thanks spuriosity..thats interesting.  i actually figured it would be closer than that. 

[JUGHEAD]

Pellet diam.
Size 5 - .12 x 100 = 12 sq in of pellet coverage
        6 - .11 x 200 = 22  sq in
        7 - .10 x 300 = 30 sq in
        9 - .08 x 400 = 32 sq in

Though I'm not absolutely certain what we're talking about, I think your numbers are wrong.  If we're talking about the circular area that a pellet the diametrical sizes you listed would punch a hole through, then the following are the correct answers:

Size 5 - .12 x 100 = 1.13 sq in of pellet coverage
        6 - .11 x 200 = 1.90  sq in
        7 - .10 x 300 = 2.36 sq in
        9 - .08 x 400 = 2.01 sq in

[sugarray]

Pellet diam.
Size 5 - .12 x 100 = 12 sq in of pellet coverage
        6 - .11 x 200 = 22  sq in
        7 - .10 x 300 = 30 sq in
        9 - .08 x 400 = 32 sq in

Though I'm not absolutely certain what we're talking about, I think your numbers are wrong.  If we're talking about the circular area that a pellet the diametrical sizes you listed would punch a hole through, then the following are the correct answers:

Size 5 - .12 x 100 = 1.13 sq in of pellet coverage
        6 - .11 x 200 = 1.90  sq in
        7 - .10 x 300 = 2.36 sq in
        9 - .08 x 400 = 2.01 sq in

Yes, his math is right, for every hundred you move the decimal to the right 2 spaces, so .12 now become 12 and so, multiplying by the first number in the hundred to get the actual number.

[sugarray]

What are you figuring?  You only need the diameter as it is punching a hole in a piece of paper and that hole will only be as big as the pellet is wide.  You are figuring area of the pellet with pi r squared.

Now that I think about it again, this is wrong, b/c the area of the hole is what we are looking at so yep, pi r squared, then times the number.

Kinda scary to really see the math.  We worry about 10" circles, but the math shows how little of that area is really getting covered by the pellets.

[fountain2]

thanks guys...thats interesting that the 7s take up more area.  just looking at two patterns..a 300 #7 pattern and a 400 tss 9 pattern, i thought the 7s took up more room, but with the volume of 9s i couldnt tell.  so it looks as if the 7s are definately a strong competitor on the turkey market..so long as they load them the exact same as they did in 2010 and later 2011..that is the main thing to me..consistet loads.  the tss is also gerat stuff and is fun to load..but getting rather expensive at $50/lb. 

thanks again guys..i was just crious on this subject and yall laid it out there for me. 

[stinkpickle]

That's what she said...

[mikejd]

 very good point.

[redleg06]

That's what she said...

[Gobble!]

Well put