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Shot size and lethallity question.
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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1631373" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>It's all about pattern & choke, with your load.</p><p></p><p>Often times when using lead shot, more of it becomes deformed thus opening up the pattern when using a larger shot size so pattern is not always as good with 4 as it is with 5. My shotgun patterns better with #5 than #4 lead , but like any firearm they are all different.</p><p></p><p>Either 4 or 5 will kill a Turkey at 60 yards if you get enough shot in the "vital zone" --</p><p>That's why tss is so popular right now, it's much heavier for its size than lead so it retains its velocity/energy further than lead AND you get a whole lot more shot on target due to the larger number of pellets in the shell when using #7 or even #9 shot. </p><p>I've seen turkeys killed at 90 yards with #7 tss (not recomended but possible) </p><p></p><p>The downfall of a shotgun is shot dispersement over yardage</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1631373, member: 94491"] It's all about pattern & choke, with your load. Often times when using lead shot, more of it becomes deformed thus opening up the pattern when using a larger shot size so pattern is not always as good with 4 as it is with 5. My shotgun patterns better with #5 than #4 lead , but like any firearm they are all different. Either 4 or 5 will kill a Turkey at 60 yards if you get enough shot in the "vital zone" -- That's why tss is so popular right now, it's much heavier for its size than lead so it retains its velocity/energy further than lead AND you get a whole lot more shot on target due to the larger number of pellets in the shell when using #7 or even #9 shot. I've seen turkeys killed at 90 yards with #7 tss (not recomended but possible) The downfall of a shotgun is shot dispersement over yardage [/QUOTE]
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