870 special purpose is ready!!! (pattern pics)

[Trevor2]

Finally after three weekends of testing shells I threw some hevi mag blends through the ol ssx. Im satisfied and so is my shoulder lol
First shot freshly cleaned and wiped out.

Second shot. Dirty from first shot.

And the girls gun. H&R Pardner. 20 ga

 

[Boll Weevil]

Yes'sir...you in business!

 

[Andy S.]

That'a kill'em. Thanks for sharing.

 

[muddyboots]

Nice.

 

[Trevor2]

Those 870 patterns are awesome for a 3 inch shell!

Ya Im pretty pleased with my little rig!

 

[J-WO]

That'll lay one out!

 

[Andy S.]

I spoke with a HEVI-Shot employee this week about the percentage of shot (5X6X7) in each Mag Blend shell. She stated Mag Blends consisted of 1/3 of each pellet size based on weight. I did a quick back of the napkin calculation just now for the 3" 2 ounce load and got 97 #5s, 128 #6s and 170 #7s for a grand total of 395 pellets headed down range. With 213 pellets in your circle, you managed 54%; that is a darn good pattern density for 40 yards. My next suggestion would be to shoot it at 10, 20 and 30 so you know what your gun is doing.

 

[timberjack86]

Looks great buddy.

 

[easy45]

Cool

 

[spitndrum]

O Sure

 

[mathews338]

Nice

 

[Andy S.]

Would you figure the pellet count in a 3.5" load

3.5" 2 1/4 ounce Mag Blends have ~ 110 #5s, 144 #6s and 190 #7s for a grand total of 444 pellets.

 

[Andy S.]

Did you have to do it so fast Now I feel even worse
Thanks

You are more than welcome but let me tell you that you are giving me WAY more credit than I deserve, I promise. I already had the numbers computed and stored on my computer for future reference so if I wanted to know or someone else wanted to know I could retrieve it quick. I wish I could have done it that fast. :grin: Glad to help out.