[nathan]

It was perfect today so I went shooting at Thunder Range along FM 1314, Conroe, Texas. I brought along the Brenneke KO 2. 75 inch slugs and WInchester HP slugs from Walmart. Out of the two the Winchester grouped the best. I got a two inch spread at 50 yds while the Brenneke was 4.5 inch spread.

Then using the WInchester 00 BK 9 pellets , i fired at 7 yds , 10 yds and finally 17 yds. All pellets grouped very well . I did not shoot at 25 yds , run out of ammo.

6 inch group at 7 yds, wad went on the rt upper corner

6 inch grp at 10 yds

11 in at 17 yds.

I only used one target and encircled the pattern in each distance.

Overall a very good Sunday afternoon.

As for the recoil it wasnt too bad considering this is my first on 12 G. I find the rubber buttpad absorbs most of it which is good. Im used to shooting my Mosin 44 carbine in 54 R and that thing kicks and hurts more. The metal plate hits the shoulder and leaving a bruise.

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[nathan]

The rest of the uncircled holes are from random shots .

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[nathan]

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[nathan]

Shells expended.

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[Kingcreek]

I found that plain ol green and yellow boxed Remington 1oz slugs shoot best in mine. I sight in at 75 yards for our Illinois whitetail and consistantly shoot right around 2" at that range. I traded a smooth fixed IC barrel for a 20" threaded choke barrel and a rifled choke tube and it made very little or no difference. for simplicity, I wish I still had the fixed IC barrel. Its taken quite a few bambis over the years. Longest shot was broadside at 119 yards. I was holding just over the 9 point buck's back and gave him a classic drilling right off the point of the shoulder joint- thru 2 lungs and the top of the heart.
practice enough to get comfortable with the factory rifle sights, they'll do just fine.

[Dave McCracken]

Great start. Keep it up.....

[nathan]

The shottie.

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[flip180]

Nathan,
if you get a chance, try out a box of the Federal 2-3/4 in Vital Shok with their flite control wad. It's good stuff. I get it from cheaper than dirt. It seems that they have it the cheapest and I don't mind paying sales tax because they get it to me the next day. I also have a 20 inch RS IC barrel on my 870 but I have a three round factory LE extension kit with mine. I'm also using XS sights which rock!

http://cheaperthandirt.com/36183-46491-2473.html

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