Patterning Your Shotgun | The Why & How | Shotgun Series pt 4
On this video discover how to properly pattern your target, and why it’s so important. Part 4 of our Shotgunning Series. Get Surviving Duck Season MERCH!! http://survivingduckseason.com/merchandise.html
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Have you Patterned your Shotgun with the combo that you hunt with?
Have shot about 150 patterns with different chokes and steel shot.
Absolutely love the info your putting out in these very helpful videos and can hardly wait for the next one !!!!!
Great video! Loved your explanations keep up the great videos it’s been fun following along! Can’t wait for the next video!!
The red headed white boy said make your own video. 😂
I hope this year will be the first year I get to go duck hunting. These videos are really helping me thanks!
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When patterning my SX4 the fiber optic sight tube fell out of the mount. Winchester sent me another sight for free. Then while hunting it flew out again while shooting at ducks. Have you had any problems like this w/ your SX4?
I like a 24” pattern with BBB or T at 60yd. Clean kills 75yd to 85yd.
I pattern my gun every year right before duck season
Love the content
Well made video! Your POI would bug me enough to adjust it (but I get it that it's a personal preference) If shims won't do it, toss on a Beartooth comb.
As far as shot string on the water, I think you're seeing more of the bottom pellets hitting close and the top pellets hitting further away. I would like to see the shot string of bismuth…. Brister had his wife drive the paper at 40 mph while he shot the target to measure shot string… Maybe rig up a drone?
Keep the videos coming Joel! Glad you're diving deep into this stuff. Great to know!
A Lead Sled on a trunk? I hope it’s weighted down!
More great information… Blessings
dang you, you left me itching for the next video lol, thanks brother keep up the good work.
Can you do a segment on hearing protection sometime? I've been hunting waterfowl for 20+ years and like your typical young person I haven't been using ear protection. I feel that my hearing is still quite good and would like to keep it that way. I'm most interested in the electronic ones that don't dampen all frequencies such as walkers game ear. I'm sure the cheap foam ones would do the job but half the fun of waterfowl hunting is listening their wings cut the air and calling.
Enjoy your hard work. Thank you
So what's your go to choke & pellet size for boss ammo ? Let's say you was hunting north dakota lol
No because I have such a hodgepodge of different Ammo because its all that was available
Hi Joel, what dog training program or book or whatever do you recommend? I just got a new red lab puppy. Thanks in advance! 🦆
When’s the next video?!
You make great videos. Learning to shoot is the most important thing about killing birds
Great videos thank you.
Excellent video. Only suggestion I have is to ignore percentages – they are meaningless. Instead, ensure you have a sufficient numbers of pellets within your 30” circle to ensure clean kills (I like to see at least 100 for large ducks and 140 for small ducks). Also, start patterning at the maximum distance you will actually be shooting birds (be that 30, 40, or 50 yards) rather than just sticking to 40 yards. Determine the most open choke that still provides sufficient pellet strikes to ensure clean kills. Doing this will give you the largest effective pattern possible at any range up to your maximum distance. Good hunting!
😀😀😀👍👍👍❤ Please see the next video on shot string length!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joel this info on shot string length needs to be in reloading manuals.
Good info
Great videos Joel! The production quality is excellent, great lighting and audio.
Considering a new shotgun just off the shelf, what pattern % should one expect? In other words if the gun is shot from a stable foundation, while sighting right down the rib with the bead just under target; should there be 50-50%, 60-40%, or what percent of pattern above and below target?
Should not one know what the gun does before adjusting for personal holding?
One must take into account the size and weight of your load also, the manufacture to be consistent.
I have a beretta a400 extreme plus and shoot kent #2 steel. I am looking for a choke tighter than modified….what do i do?
Your videos are excellent.
Thanks for all the info.
This series has been fantastic! I started duck hunting two years ago and became addicted. Learning a lot from these videos, thanks for taking the time! Hoping someday to get to hunt with you.
Thank you 🙂 i am going Duck hunting for the first time this weekend Learning a lot from these videos 🙂