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  1. 11-05-2022, 04:10 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ross Nolan View Post
    All things are not equal when you are dealing with a sphere - starting them off faster means they slow down faster as well. Have a look at the attached calculator, and see what happens at 45 yards with various starting speeds and the shot you are using - it may surprise you.

    Shotgun Ballistics

    The biggest change is recoil - which make sit harder to get the bird in the centre of your pattern where the good stuff really happens.


    Which just proves how hopeless steel is. Density always wins.
    sore head stoat and caberslash like this.
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