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Parnell:
They both look very nice, Eddie.  Good pick up!

Eric Krewson:
There is a guy on the M/L forum that tied a load that most would frown on. He put his power, a few very thin (cereal box)cards over his powder, a load of shot followed by a 1/2" lube soaked fiber wad.

One would think they fiber wad would blow the shot pattern but it doesn't. I think the shot pattern comes out of the barrel drafting the wad like a nascar race car. The wad disintegrates and the pattern stays together much longer.

With my Gustomsky the pattern at 20 yards was so thin I may only put 6 to 8 shot on an piece of computer paper with the normal over powder and over shot card.

Here is my skychief load at 20 yards, my gun shoots to the left so most of the pattern is left of the crease in the middle of the cardboard. Imagine 6 holes where there are now 30 or more, quite and improvement. This is my first shot, I believe I can get much better by changing the powder and shot load. THis load made my jug choked 12 shoot a much tighter pattern as well.

Almost everyone on the M/L forum who tried this load had similar results.

ksnow:
So you put the "cushion" wad with lube on top of the whole column? Pretty much reverse the traditional over powder and over shot wads/cards?

I may have to try that.

mullet:
M/L must be where my good friend got the idea from. He just recently started doing the same with his double, Pedesoli 12 gauge and got the same results. I also read that going to a 1F powder load helps a lot also. Slowing the discharge down like modern skeet loads.

In the past I've used wasp nest over the powder and shot with very good results. With this gun I'll experiment with all three as I'd like to get a turkey with it this Spring.

Stoker:
Nice trade gun. On my wish list. Turkey would be fun.
Thanks Leroy

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