What's the furthest distance you can shoot a clay pigeon?
No.7s and ¼ choke will not make consistent breaks at 50 yards because of gaps in the pattern.
By John Bidwell
Friday, 11 July 2008
What's the furthest distance away that you reckon it's possible to consistently hit a clay, say, using 28gm No.7s in a gun choked ¼ and ½?
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JOHN BIDWELL says:
This depends on who's holding the gun of course!
And there's more - while it's true that there's no such thing as a bad shell it also needs to be remembered that some are a lot better than others in terms of pellet quality and hardness, patterning capabilities and velocity.
And what about the target being fired at - has it got a harder consistency than some others on the market, and it is being presented edge-on or showing its more vulnerable belly?
Personally speaking (and assuming the bird wasn't edge-on) I wouldn't feel entirely comfortable with 7s and ¼ choke to make consistent breaks at 50 yards because of gaps in the pattern.
However I would be a sight happier at the chances of a ½ choke doing the job properly - as long as the man behind the gun could hold it straight shot after shot after shot.
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