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Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« on: August 13, 2014, 11:49:34 AM »
Have been calling around to local ranges within an hr drive of North Seattle and haven't found a place yet that will allow Waterfowl loads. Where is everyone patterning at on the West side of the state?

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 10:14:15 PM »
Cardboard or butcher paper.
Just go out to a "spot" and bring your trash back with ya.
You can easily attach butcher paper to statch broom or trees.
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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2014, 09:25:42 AM »
I can shoot at my house.

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2014, 09:29:13 AM »
I can shoot at my house.

Just go to Tealer's place....   :chuckle:

Cardboard or butcher paper.
Just go out to a "spot" and bring your trash back with ya.
You can easily attach butcher paper to statch broom or trees.

 :yeah:

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2014, 09:37:20 AM »
Who patterns their guns? I thought figuring out as you go was all part of the experience?

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2014, 12:48:27 PM »

Who patterns their guns? I thought figuring out as you go was all part of the experience?

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For some. I got a wild hair one year grabbed a few guys. Bought every load I could find, 7 tubes and shot till my shoulder hurt. I found that most combos were within 5-7% of each other. My V Max likes Kent and pattern master combo a lot. So I stick with that. I think as long as the pattern has no huge holes your fine. I also believe that changing loads can throw your shooting off .

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2014, 01:01:03 PM »

Who patterns their guns? I thought figuring out as you go was all part of the experience?

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For some. I got a wild hair one year grabbed a few guys. Bought every load I could find, 7 tubes and shot till my shoulder hurt. I found that most combos were within 5-7% of each other. My V Max likes Kent and pattern master combo a lot. So I stick with that. I think as long as the pattern has no huge holes your fine. I also believe that changing loads can throw your shooting off .

I only shoot kents myself. This stemmed from my dads finnicky 11-87 since they were the only shells the gun would cycle reliably. I made a rather large error last season though and bought a case of #1s. Anything I shot was dead. Very very dead.  Cost me a harli before I realised the error of my ways.

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2014, 03:44:44 PM »
I usually shoot 4s and a few BB if I'm hunting geese.

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2014, 12:38:29 PM »
I believe patterning is worth the time. It saves me $$ and frustration.  I am rural and am able to do it out the back door.  If you were closer I'd invite you over and you could pattern to your hearts content.

I don't like figuring out where my shot is hitting through trial and error (wounded fowl). 
I'd rather spend a dollar or two more per box, continue to use the same shells that I know are working well and know what my rds are doing rather than buying what is on sale.
There are a couple of brands I will never purchase again, a box of one brand came with 1/4 of the shells that contained only half the shot.  Easy to tell as the face of each shell was very concave.  I still have them.   I sent photos to the company and never received any kind of reply.
 
Spent most of my $$ on huntin, fishin & retrievin dogs, the rest I just pretty much wasted.

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2014, 06:28:22 PM »
Who patterns their guns? I thought figuring out as you go was all part of the experience?

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You solved my issue of where to post this.
Thank you sir,
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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2014, 08:18:22 AM »
Who patterns their guns? I thought figuring out as you go was all part of the experience?

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You solved my issue of where to post this.
Thank you sir,

Ha! If only that were the case. I rarely shoot at ducks outside of 25 yards . I like to see their little murderous eyes. I'm super guilty of waiting for birds to make that last closer pass but they never do. So I'm just sitting there looking like an idiot.

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Re: Patterning Waterfowl Loads
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2014, 04:37:26 PM »
@Fishnclifff


HA!  nice...
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