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Originally Posted by KegRiver
Something else that is well worth doing if you know how to do it yourself.
That is patterning your shotgun.
The reason being, no shotguns throws exactly the same pattern with every load one may use.
Some shoot loose patterns with one brand and load while shooting nice tight groups with another load or brand. Some even shoot hollow centered patterns with a particular load.
So some times the reason a person misses a lot has more to do with the ammo he chose then fit or aim.
Changing shotguns can eliminate the problem as can changing loads.
But you'll never know why one shotgun hits well in a shooters hand while another does not if you never pattern that load in that shotgun.
Fit is not always the answer. Gun manufactures figured out long ago how to make their shotguns fit the average guy reasonably well, but none have yet to figure out how to make their guns shoot every load well.
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I attempted to pattern mine a couple weeks ago. It does add merit as to where you hit in relation to the point of aim, which I think is a key learning. The one thing other than that was get me frustrated with basically every load I tried. (5 or 6 different loads) I then decided it was likely better info to ensure I could hit a moving clay with it, as it would better emulate an actual target I would be shooting at. After that it separated the wheat from the chaff as to what was a good hunting load, and what was not. To me both elements of that are important, and most people aren’t super pumped to shoot a few rounds of clays with 3” magnums.