Shotgun shells

I did a test when the Prairie storms first came out. I got 10 sheets of 3ft x 3ft paper and put them up at my gun range at 30 yards. I put a big black dot right in the center and shot 10 prairie storms shells at the 10 different sheets of white paper targets I made. You should have seen the pattern inconsistency and huge missed areas from shot to shot. It was unbelievable. You were either going to kill the bird by blowing a huge hole in the side or miss the bird completely. sometimes the pattern would be spread out, sometimes it would be tight as can be. I do this test with all my ammo and it performed the worst in my opinion. I found that the Winchester super pheasant shells had the most consistent shot pattern from shot to shot through my browning and benelli.
 
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KansasCowboy said:
I did a test when the Prairie storms first came out. I got 10 sheets of 3ft x 3ft paper and put them up at my gun range at 30 yards. I put a big black dot right in the center and shot 10 prairie storms shells at the 10 different sheets of white paper targets I made. You should have seen the pattern inconsistency and huge missed areas from shot to shot. It was unbelievable. You were either going to kill the bird by blowing a huge hole in the side or miss the bird completely. sometimes the pattern would be spread out, sometimes it would be tight as can be. I do this test with all my ammo and it performed the worst in my opinion. I found that the Winchester super pheasant shells had the most consistent shot pattern from shot to shot through my browning and benelli.
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what we need to know is the size of the shot and the choke used to really know what happened, and did you shoot from a rest. my muzzle loader sounds like would pattern better than that, actually they pattern really really well, just shot range is all

cheers
 
I was using #6s for the test with improved chokes. And no I was not using a rest I stood like I would out hunting 30 yards from the target. I wasn't looking to sight it in or to make sure it would shoot straight. I was looking for pattern consistency with prairie storm and my shotguns. Most of the patterns were centered but it was the consistency of the shot pattern that had me very concerned with the PS.
 
I have patterned three different shotguns with the Prairie Storm #6 and have not found the pattern problems you seemed too. :confused: I have actually gone to SK (first shot) and IC (second shot) with the Prairie Storm on Pheasants and found it to be a good fit. JMO
 
JayhawkJ said:
I have patterned three different shotguns with the Prairie Storm #6 and have not found the pattern problems you seemed too. :confused: I have actually gone to SK (first shot) and IC (second shot) with the Prairie Storm on Pheasants and found it to be a good fit. JMO
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That is what I use for chokes most of the time. My shots tend to be pretty close over point.
 
kick them up said:
Been shooting Nitro Ph loads that are 2 3/4in #5 shot thru Imp Cyl choke all season long execpt if in Quail country when I switch my first load to a 7.5 shot high brass.

Kick'em Up!
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You hit the nail on the head! 1 1/4oz, # 5, 1400fps, Copper Plated. I use the same but with a Modified choke. Seems the past few years it's been warmer and the birds haven't been sittin' as tight. Modified gives your a chance close or farther away. Nitros will blow 'em away every time. If you get into quail you might want to let them get a little further out, but as fast as they are that's usually not a problem!
 
KansasCowboy said:
I did a test when the Prairie storms first came out. I got 10 sheets of 3ft x 3ft paper and put them up at my gun range at 30 yards. I put a big black dot right in the center and shot 10 prairie storms shells at the 10 different sheets of white paper targets I made. You should have seen the pattern inconsistency and huge missed areas from shot to shot. It was unbelievable. You were either going to kill the bird by blowing a huge hole in the side or miss the bird completely. sometimes the pattern would be spread out, sometimes it would be tight as can be. I do this test with all my ammo and it performed the worst in my opinion. I found that the Winchester super pheasant shells had the most consistent shot pattern from shot to shot through my browning and benelli.
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I've found the same thing with Prairie Storm. I haven't patterned it, but I did shoot a couple boxes at pheasants two years ago. All the birds I shot were either barely wounded and running across the field or absolutely exploded and only half edible. So I don't need a patterning board to tell me they don't pattern well. I think the FPS is too high and the lead gets deformed due to the high pressure and scatters around inconsistently. Fiocchi Golden Pheasants work best for me. They're fast, but not so fast that they don't pattern.
 
mustistuff said:
what we need to know is the size of the shot and the choke used to really know what happened, and did you shoot from a rest. my muzzle loader sounds like would pattern better than that, actually they pattern really really well, just shot range is all

cheers
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What kind of dogs do you have Musty? Brittanies or Pointers?
 
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KsHusker said:
What kind of dogs do you have Musty? Brittanies or Pointers?
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i now own a pair of gsp. had 3 but on my trip back east bogey passed away, was 15.5 years, buried him on my friends golf course in n. y. overlooking the first tee. he can now golf when he wants as he is with a couple of his ol' buddies and the great wheat field in the sky is there if he want to go. not sold on really any breed but some are easier to handle and train than others, all have a fault or two or three.

cheers
 
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