Marylander
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Last season I tried Pheasant Hunting in January 2016 in PA public land and without a dog bagged one bird, and next day joined Pheasants Forever. The good news is that in my second season hunting Pheasants in PA (couple weeks ago) I got my second pheasant again in public lands without a dog. The bad news is that I missed (4) more than I hit (1). After discounting my bad aim, very high wind and other excuses, still seemed to many misses.
Therefore I patterned my Beretta Whitewing U/A (a no frills 626 I believe) with the ammo that I used: Prairie Storm 2 3/4" 1 1/4 oz shot #5 1500 fps shooting the paper at 40 yards (measured with rangefinder) shooting over a bench rest.
Attached are the 2 photos of patterning paper with 30 inches circles and the indicated pellet counts in the paper using the Beretta Mobil Choke MODIFIED or FULL.
Shaded are the areas void of pellets with seem to me as unacceptable (I wonder how even hit one bird with those patterns) . I would appreciate advice on my patterns below and how to improve my pellet density.
I really need help fast in solving this issue if I want to hunt next Christmas release with any hopes.
Thanks and Best regards, Marylander
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Therefore I patterned my Beretta Whitewing U/A (a no frills 626 I believe) with the ammo that I used: Prairie Storm 2 3/4" 1 1/4 oz shot #5 1500 fps shooting the paper at 40 yards (measured with rangefinder) shooting over a bench rest.
Attached are the 2 photos of patterning paper with 30 inches circles and the indicated pellet counts in the paper using the Beretta Mobil Choke MODIFIED or FULL.
Shaded are the areas void of pellets with seem to me as unacceptable (I wonder how even hit one bird with those patterns) . I would appreciate advice on my patterns below and how to improve my pellet density.
I really need help fast in solving this issue if I want to hunt next Christmas release with any hopes.
Thanks and Best regards, Marylander
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