I recently picked up a Mossberg 930 12 ga auto loader and have started patterning buckshot through it, looking for the right load that will give me an acceptable pattern. My criteria is a load that will keep 80% of the load within a 12" circle at 30 yards, & 50% within 12" at 40. This week I tried Federal's premium 3" Magnum 000 10 copper plated pellets through a Trulock Boar Blaster choke. As shown below, at 30 yards its devastating.
At 40 yards, It's not meeting the "50% in 12" at 40 yards rule I've set, but it's oh so close. If you expand that circle out to 14", it easily meets the criteria, so it's a load that I can't disregard.
Next week I'll be trying Federal's Flite Control in 00 Buck. Let me pick some brains here for knowledge: What's your criteria for an acceptable buckshot pattern?
At 40 yards, It's not meeting the "50% in 12" at 40 yards rule I've set, but it's oh so close. If you expand that circle out to 14", it easily meets the criteria, so it's a load that I can't disregard.
Next week I'll be trying Federal's Flite Control in 00 Buck. Let me pick some brains here for knowledge: What's your criteria for an acceptable buckshot pattern?