Vex
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Went to the range a long while back. Took my Spas-12 for the first time. Sure is hell'a fun to fire.
Anyway, I shot five rounds of 3 different slug types from bench rest at 50 yards. I wasn't really expecting much, but in the end I was surprised.
Note: Targets have 8" diameter black circle with 1" orange bull's eye. Point of aim for all shots was the bottom of the black circle.
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This is the Remington 7/8 ounce, High velocity slug, rated 1800fps per the box. Two out of five fired rounds landed in the black area, making a grouping of 2.75", grouping centered 2.2" above the point of aim. A third shot landed 3.5" below the point of aim. Two more shots didn't hit paper.
This is the Brenneke K.O. 1 ounce, standard velocity. Only one shot out of the five fired landed in the black area, approximately 2" above the point of aim. Three more hit just above or touching the top of the black area. A fifth shot hit half off the paper on the bottom edge. Approximate total grouping is 15.8".
Furthermore, I will note that the shells did not eject properly, as these rounds did not have enough power to cycle the gas system on the weapon. The neat thing, though, is that these rounds left nice, very clear punchouts of the riflings on the holes. What can we discern from this fact?
And finally, the clear winner, the Federal Premium Truball, 1 ounce, standard velocity. All five rounds hit the black area of the target. Total grouping between all 5 rounds measured 4.5", with the center of the grouping only 5" above the point of aim. The best four shots hit in a grouping measuring 1.8", with the center of the grouping measuring 6" above the point of aim.
If you look close enough, you can see my measurements I wrote on the target to show group sizes and measurements.
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Overall, I am really impressed with the grouping of the Federal rounds. The Spas-12 really liked that round. It cycled correctly, it was fairly accurate out to 50 yards (enough to hit my intended target where I want to), and even though it kicks like a mule, it's extremely satisfying to shoot.
Anyway, whether you care or not about the platform I used (because it's quite exotic), I'm wondering a few things that more seasoned shotgunners will be more adept at answering....
Are my results consistent with poor ammunition choice for the weapon, or could it be operator error (flinch, for example, throwing nearly half the rounds off the paper)?
Are the results enough to warrant buying a half dozen boxes of the Federal for stock?
What does it mean to be able to see the riflings in the Brenneke slugs' holes?
Anyone else have good fortunes with the Federal rounds?
Thanks for the input.... also, I have images of these that are 4 times bigger if you really want to see the detail on the Brenneke slug holes. It's really very neat.
Anyway, I shot five rounds of 3 different slug types from bench rest at 50 yards. I wasn't really expecting much, but in the end I was surprised.
Note: Targets have 8" diameter black circle with 1" orange bull's eye. Point of aim for all shots was the bottom of the black circle.
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This is the Remington 7/8 ounce, High velocity slug, rated 1800fps per the box. Two out of five fired rounds landed in the black area, making a grouping of 2.75", grouping centered 2.2" above the point of aim. A third shot landed 3.5" below the point of aim. Two more shots didn't hit paper.
This is the Brenneke K.O. 1 ounce, standard velocity. Only one shot out of the five fired landed in the black area, approximately 2" above the point of aim. Three more hit just above or touching the top of the black area. A fifth shot hit half off the paper on the bottom edge. Approximate total grouping is 15.8".
Furthermore, I will note that the shells did not eject properly, as these rounds did not have enough power to cycle the gas system on the weapon. The neat thing, though, is that these rounds left nice, very clear punchouts of the riflings on the holes. What can we discern from this fact?
And finally, the clear winner, the Federal Premium Truball, 1 ounce, standard velocity. All five rounds hit the black area of the target. Total grouping between all 5 rounds measured 4.5", with the center of the grouping only 5" above the point of aim. The best four shots hit in a grouping measuring 1.8", with the center of the grouping measuring 6" above the point of aim.
If you look close enough, you can see my measurements I wrote on the target to show group sizes and measurements.
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Overall, I am really impressed with the grouping of the Federal rounds. The Spas-12 really liked that round. It cycled correctly, it was fairly accurate out to 50 yards (enough to hit my intended target where I want to), and even though it kicks like a mule, it's extremely satisfying to shoot.
Anyway, whether you care or not about the platform I used (because it's quite exotic), I'm wondering a few things that more seasoned shotgunners will be more adept at answering....
Are my results consistent with poor ammunition choice for the weapon, or could it be operator error (flinch, for example, throwing nearly half the rounds off the paper)?
Are the results enough to warrant buying a half dozen boxes of the Federal for stock?
What does it mean to be able to see the riflings in the Brenneke slugs' holes?
Anyone else have good fortunes with the Federal rounds?
Thanks for the input.... also, I have images of these that are 4 times bigger if you really want to see the detail on the Brenneke slug holes. It's really very neat.
