CDR, yeah HD BBs (like GC uses with the WM HD) might be the best middle ground to tackle yotes and foxes.
I'd definitely prefer shooting a choked down tight T pattern and either hammer them or miss them...but I can't seem to get that tight pattern down (or even an evenly but reasonably tight distributed pattern down). Fox size game with T shot and I'm lucky to hit it with a few pellets...maybe. BB I'd probably have better luck.
Either way, the NJ season ended last night...so I'm done here in NJ until next year.
Buddy and I are planning on heading to NY, where we'll use rifles and his shotgun for close range.
Off season plan is to get this SBE2 figured out and have my 11-87 fitted/restocked and patterned as a backup.
I like the increased number of pellets in the BB loads, but want to see first how the downrange (50 and 60 yards) penetration is. If it's good, then I'll look into patterning it more. I think it should be given the comparison of HD vs lead and what a HD BB equivalent is in lead...should be around a T+...penetration wise.
We'll see, the SBE2 is definitely frustrating me, and depending on Benelli's response, I will have to make a decision as to whether I want to invest any more time and money into the gun, keep it just for turkey/buckshot, or wrap it around a tree and call it a day! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
