Pattern: Win. Ranger Red. Recoil LE 8 pellet 00 Buck

[bushmaster1313]

Winchester Ranger reduced recoil Law Enforcement 00 Buck 8 pellet 12 gauge times 5 rounds from a 1971 High Standard 18-7 Riot Gun at 21 yards:

 

[heeler]

Pretty tight pattern.

 

[bushmaster1313]

The pattern seems wider than it is tall.

This makes me think that maybe I was having side to side sway while keeping the elevation constant.

Sadly, this mean more time at the range to tell for sure. Darn

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

That's pretty good. Is that from a cylinder-bore barrel? Very good, if so.

Have you tried Federal's buck shot in the Flite-Control wad? I bet it patterns half the size of what you have there.

 

[bushmaster1313]

That's pretty good. Is that from a cylinder-bore barrel? Very good, if so.

Have you tried Federal's buck shot in the Flite-Control wad? I bet it patterns half the size of what you have there.

Cylinder bore-Yes

The Federal does pattern tighter, but I did not like the kick.

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

Interesting. Were you using the low-recoil Federals? They are only 1145fps.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Interesting. Were you using the low-recoil Federals? They are only 1145fps.

Was not using reduced recoil federal

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

I think most of Federal's reduced recoil buck is marketed as "LE only". They do make a "civilian" load, which is the same thing with a different part number. Maybe in New Jersey it would be hard to find?

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

I've been thinking, and I wanted to add a comment about your shot placement. I am very pleased to see that it's good and high-up in the chest. It looks like the center of your pattern is somewhere between the heart and clavicle notch. That's perfect. I see you ignored the 10-ring, which on this target and most others is way too low. I think that conditions many people to shoot way too low in the chest.

Were you trained that way by somebody?

 

[bushmaster1313]

Actually, I had the target set up with the other side facing me, a "Q" target with an X in the middle. I was aiming at the X. At 7 yards the hit was dead on, at 21 yards the hit was higher.