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Started by Clif Owen, March 11, 2014, 08:13:57 AM
Quote from: Clif Owen on March 11, 2014, 08:13:57 AMI kinda knew something was up when he shot it the first time to set his sights and got a 12" pattern at 50 feet instead of the shot hitting in a wad.
Quote from: mightyjoeyoung on March 11, 2014, 11:33:38 AMFirst off, is the barrel retention nut TIGHT? I do this on all my turkey guns and do not claim responsibility if you screw this up and damage you gun, nor do claim it will fix your problem but i find MANY hunters simply dont tighten the barrel nut down tight enougb and a sloppy barrel to receiver fit, a sloppy patterning gun makes. By tight, I mean turned to as hand tight as you can get it, then with the gun empty and chamber open for obvious reasons, place the but of the gun on a nonslip surface and put pressure straight downward on the barrel while hand tightening the nut again as far as it will turn. Then, with a piece of leather or heavy nylon to protect the metal, us a pair of channel locks to give the nut one last click. THAT is what I call a properly tightened barrel. I then place witness marks on the nut and barrel ring so that I always retighten to the same pressure. Second, is the gun barrel CLEAN? Clean to the standards that have been accepted here on this site by its very knowledgeable members? If not, I suggest following the guidelines for deep cleaning a barrel in the sticky at the top of this forum. Third, you need to determine point of impact (poi) in relation to your point of aim (poa). Do this by shooting light loads at no more than 15 yards through the chosen turkey choke to give you an idea if you're even hitting where you're aiming the thing. After that, make any adjustments in your aim or on the sight system (if any) and then CLEAN the barrel again, before running a single turkey load through the gun. Start at 20 and work OUt to the point you get less than 100 pellets in a 10" circle. That point is your MAXIMUM range for that load/choke combo and of course the type of shot you're using, be it pb or htl. Good luck.
Quote from: mightyjoeyoung on March 11, 2014, 11:33:38 AMFirst off, is the barrel retention nut TIGHT? I do this on all my turkey guns and do not claim responsibility if you screw this up and damage you gun, nor do claim it will fix your problem but i find MANY hunters simply dont tighten the barrel nut down tight enougb and a sloppy barrel to receiver fit, a sloppy patterning gun makes. By tight, I mean turned to as hand tight as you can get it, then with the gun empty and chamber open for obvious reasons, place the but of the gun on a nonslip surface and put pressure straight downward on the barrel while hand tightening the nut again as far as it will turn. Then, with a piece of leather or heavy nylon to protect the metal, us a pair of channel locks to give the nut one last click. THAT is what I call a properly tightened barrel. I then place witness marks on the nut and barrel ring so that I always retighten to the same pressure. Second, is the gun barrel CLEAN? Clean to the standards that have been accepted here on this site by its very knowledgeable members? If not, I suggest following the guidelines for deep cleaning a barrel in the sticky at the top of this forum. Third, you need to determine point of impact (poi) in relation to your point of aim (poa). Do this by shooting light loads at no more than 15 yards through the chosen turkey choke to give you an idea if you're even hitting where you're aiming the thing. After that, make any adjustments in your aim or on the sight system (if any) and then CLEAN the barrel again, before running a single turkey load through the gun. Start at 20 and work OUt to the point you get less than 100 pellets in a 10" circle. That point is your MAXIMUM range for that load/choke combo and of course the type of shot you're using, be it pb or htl. Good luck.This^^^. If you've done all of this and it won't pattern, something is definetly wrong. Also, pattern with some cheap low brass until you're dialed in, then use your expensive hunting loads.