Thread: 20/12

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Don't worry about stringing, its pretty much not a problem, unless you are using a very small gauge and a very heavy charge.

i beg to differ a load that doesn,t string to much is preferable again its trial and error patterning wise.
but if you want to see the 20.s stringing compared to the 12 say let a round or two rip on the water.
it seems the 32 to 36 gram loads are worst for it while the british 28 to 30 gram loads seem to be better.
theres no clear winner but the bigger the birds[ it seem unless really a really shit load] the less of a problem it is especially with the larger shot .
strangly with the 20 the mid size 2s/3s lead shot loads dont seem to string as badly i.l let you know how the 3 inch black cloud steel hangs together.
i was clipping far to many ducks last season with a load i normally kill cleanly no problem,.
i changed up one choke size than normal and problem solved it self back to kill or miss.
but i use mainly the eley hi flyer 6s or 5s if i cant get them and this change up to 5,s for mallards was enough to put me on the backfoot even tho they patterned almost as well .
but in the string test they were a bit more stretched out not much but enough to mean i wasnt getting enough of the front of the pattern on the smaller ducks even tho they were killer on parries.well thats my excuse anyway
the 2 3/4 inch 32 gram fiocchi 2, load is all im ever going to use on geese now with the modified choke in.
it kills them as far and and as well as anything ive shot including the awesome falcon/hf 12 gauge 40 gram lead load of 2,s
tho my long shot days are well gone anyway it still beats the 3 inch loads in the pattern, recoil ,price and stringing stakes [if you wanted to use it in other sizes on ducks]