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No, it is insignificant since the shot swarm is many times faster than the bird. There has been much written about it over the years from many more knowledgeable in ballistics than I. I believe Ed Lowery from Winchester did a good amount of work on this question and wrote a paper or article on...

At the 20-30 yard shots we are talking about, the 1 1/8-ounce #6 lead load would be a good choice. Reload (STS, Green Dot) 2 ¾” 1 1/8 oz #6 lead (267 pellets) / pattern 147 (55%)

A 12-gauge cylinder bore barrel or choke tube should have an effective distance out to about 25-30 yards, depending on the shot shell payload, pellet size, and target size. Here are a few of my 12-gauge cylinder choke pattern numbers at 30 yards to give you an idea of the kind of performance you...

It really depends on the distance of your shots and how you hunt, the cover you hunt, the dogs you hunt with, the weather, etc. Here are a few of my pattern numbers to give you an idea of the kind of performance you might get from different choke constrictions to help with your choke selection...

Here are a few more of my pattern numbers and a writeup I did on the results that touch on your comment. 12ga 2 ¾” Game-Shok vs Premium Upland High-Velocity vs Super Pheasant Loads Are you really getting any benefits from the more expensive “Premium” or “Super” pheasant loads on the market...

Pretty hard to beat a SK (~.005") / LM (~.015") choke combo in an O/U or SxS for general hunting in good cover and with good dogs. If the wind gets up big like it does sometimes in SD and the birds are flushing wild and going with the wind, an IC (~.010") / IM (~.025") choke combo may work out...

For those that must or want to shoot steel loads, here are a few of my pattern with the same gun and chokes as above for your review. Pattern results from a 20-gauge Browning Citori with 28" Invector-plus barrels using Briley flush chokes (patterns average of five, 30" post-shot inscribed...

Here are the true constrictions of the chokes I used. 20-gauge Browning Citori w/28" barrels (bore .629") Briley flush Invector-plus chokes Choke constrictions per bore gauge CYL / -.001” SK / .005” IC / .008” M / .014” IM / .017” LF / .020” F / .023” XF / .026” And yes, the only way to...

Here are a few of my 20ga pattern numbers for your consideration to choke performance. Pattern results from a 20-gauge Browning Citori with 28" Invector-plus barrels using Briley flush chokes (patterns average of five, 30" post-shot scribed circle, yardage taped muzzle to target, and in-shell...

https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/boss-vs-kent-vs-hevi-bismuth-loads.26043/

No, I haven't and I'm not familiar with them. Is it a duplex load with steel and Bismuth?

I don't think it performed any "better" than the Boss Unmuzzled or the Kent load for that matter. Yes, the Warchief load did shoot higher pattern percentages but since it had fewer pellets in the load to start with the higher percentage didn't put any more pellets in the pattern. See the...

12 GA 2 3/4" Boss Warchief No. 4 Bismuth buffered load I recently purchased a box (20 rounds/box @ $43/box + $10 shipping and $4.86 tax = $57.86) of Boss Warchief 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounces No. 4 Bismuth buffered load online from Boss. I cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells...

I have and here are the photos so all can see what these three competitors bismuth pellets look like.

https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/boss-vs-kent-vs-hevi-bismuth-loads.26043/

Suggestions: 1) do not have Pip around while TRAINING your dog! They can romp and play at other times. 2) teaching/learning sit, stay, and come are necessary for all additional training. 3) short training sessions once or twice a day. Simple stuff and slowly build as he learns. 4) don't keep...

Kualabob -- I wrote a follow up post on the "replacement" shells that you may not have seen. And I have not heard anything from Hevi. https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/hevi-bismuth-no-5-load-update.26103/

https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/hevi-bismuth-no-5-load-update.26103/

https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/boss-bismuth-loads.26044/

https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/kent-bismuth-loads.26045/