Dave McCracken
Moderator In Memoriam
At PGC just now,I shot a round or two with the Geezer League. One guy I didn't know was trying out a Model 21,a nice early gun. He shot it fairtomiddlin'. He was short a ticket so I loaned him one.
A little later, he came by with his skeet gun and a ticket for me. I suggested he try his 410 at trap, just to see what would happen. He stuck a modified tube in the top barrel and we commenced.
Long story short, he went 20/25 on his first attempt. The ammo was 2 1/2", 1/2 oz of 9s. No smoke, but he powdered most of what he hit.He had to get on them, and with the sparse pattern, he had to center them. Best guess, he had maybe 15 inches of working pattern. For comparison, a standard 12 gauge target load with 1 1/8 oz has about 26-30" of usable spread.He stated the hard angles were what he missed, and that's where a narrow pattern is the most handicap.
Now, this is a good shotgunner.He knew his weapon,and was pleasantly surprised he did this well.
And while that little Browning O/U was beautiful with great wood, engraving and a number of inlays, beauty is as beauty does.
A little later, he came by with his skeet gun and a ticket for me. I suggested he try his 410 at trap, just to see what would happen. He stuck a modified tube in the top barrel and we commenced.
Long story short, he went 20/25 on his first attempt. The ammo was 2 1/2", 1/2 oz of 9s. No smoke, but he powdered most of what he hit.He had to get on them, and with the sparse pattern, he had to center them. Best guess, he had maybe 15 inches of working pattern. For comparison, a standard 12 gauge target load with 1 1/8 oz has about 26-30" of usable spread.He stated the hard angles were what he missed, and that's where a narrow pattern is the most handicap.
Now, this is a good shotgunner.He knew his weapon,and was pleasantly surprised he did this well.
And while that little Browning O/U was beautiful with great wood, engraving and a number of inlays, beauty is as beauty does.