02/01/2009 - SBE2 Patterning Results with Pics
Well, here is the breakdown from my most recent patterning.
Conditions:
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Temperature 54F
Clear, sunny skies
Light variable winds 5-10mph with occasional gusts around 10-15mph (waited for breaks in any wind)
Shooting Details:
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Benelli SBE2/SBEII with C shim installed for lowest POI possible with stock shims.
Gun barrel and previously used chokes cleaned and buffed with a power drill, copper brush, and solvent. Action cleaned and lightly oiled.
Bore snake with light solvent run through the gun between every single shot. Visually verified no debris or buildup in the barrel between shots. If seen, additional runs of the bore snake until clean.
All shots taken from a Caldwell LeadSled off a table.
Patterning sheets are roughly 3'x3'
3" targets put on center of all patterning paper sheets.
All shot alignment was overlaying the center bead, front bed, and 3" target in 3 concentric circles with a flush view to the rear sight shelf of the barrel, i.e. the target is essentially covered by the beads.
Shotshells:
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Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote 12 3 1/2" T
Remington Wingmaster HD RW1235VT 12 3 1/2" 1350 1 5/8 T
Remington Wingmaster HD RW1235MB 12 3 1/2" 1300 1 3/4 BB
Chokes:
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.660 Rhino Choke 2" Extended (Ported)
.665 Cabela's Choke Tubes for Hevi-Shot Turkey Super Full (Non Ported)
.670 Kicks Ind Gobblin Thunder (Ported)
.675 Cabela's Choke Tubes for Hevi-Shot Turkey Extra Full (Non Ported)
.680 Kicks Ind Buck Kicker Choke X-Full (Ported)
.685 Kicks Ind Buck Kicker Choke Full (Ported)
.685 Primos Dead Deer Choke (Ported)
Predator Shot Results:
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.660 Rhino Choke 2" Extended (Ported)
3.5" Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote T
40 yards
Notes: What I've been using, patterns high and I aim low to compensate...but have been whiffing on foxes. Not the best of patterns IMO.
.660 Rhino Choke 2" Extended (Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD T
40 yards
Notes: Not bad if I could bring the POI down about 9"? Not phenomenal but the core 60-70% is centered and relatively dense.
.660 Rhino Choke 2" Extended (Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD BB
40 yards
Notes: Oh my...pretty bad. I'd expect this at like 70 yards, not 40 yards.
.665 Cabela's Choke Tubes for Hevi-Shot Turkey Super Full (Non Ported)
3.5" Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote T
40 yards
Notes: Not bad, but not great. POI high and left, gaps in the pattern. Need significant POI adjustment and probably not worth it?
.665 Cabela's Choke Tubes for Hevi-Shot Turkey Super Full (Non Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD T
40 yards
Notes: Quite a bit better than the DC T, POI a little high for the densest section of the pattern but the rest is pretty spread out.
.665 Cabela's Choke Tubes for Hevi-Shot Turkey Super Full (Non Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD BB
40 yards
Notes: Very spread out with a lot of gaps.
.670 Kicks Ind Gobblin Thunder (Ported)
3.5" Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote T
40 yards
Notes: Mostly left, but also high. Nothing great pattern wise IMHO.
.670 Kicks Ind Gobblin Thunder (Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD T
40 yards
Notes: Quite bad, very spread out with big gaps.
.670 Kicks Ind Gobblin Thunder (Ported)
3.5" Remington Wingmaster HD BB
40 yards
Notes: Definitely more centered, but pretty spread out and gapped.
