Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell Archived Message
Posted by Jent P Mitchell III on July 22, 2008, 9:16 am, in reply to "Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell"
The lead pellets from these Win Low Noise Low Recoil shells are not going fast enough to do any good when they get to the clay target. One of the posters found the actual data and posted it here. Out of the factory test barrel the pellets were only traveling 980 feet per second when they left the muzzle. The pellets begin to decelerate as soon as they exit the muzzle, just like all shotgun pellets. At 25 yards these low noise low recoil shotgun shell pellets do not have enough enery remaining to reliably break a going away clay target. At 30 yards these low noise low recoil low damage shells do not have enough enery remaining to reliably break a crossing clay target. I tried them and I did not like them. There are much better ways to achieve low recoil and low pressure in a 12 gauge clay target shotgun shell and still break the clay target reliably when you hit it at 30 or 35 yards. Using a good 7/8 ounce target quality 12 gauge shotgun shell has worked very well for me at times. The 7/8 ounce 12 gauge RELOADS that I make up using number 8 lead shot have a muzzle velocity of about 1225 feet per second and the chamber pressure is well within the limits for a L C Smith DAMASCUS barrelled or TWIST barrelled SXS shotgun in NORMAL and SOUND CONDITION. Several of my friends in the LCSCA also shoot this type of 7/8 ounce lead shot RELOAD with deadly results on clay targets. These 7/8 ounce 12 gauge shotgun shells ARE NOT LOW NOISE shotgun shells but they are effective shotgun shells, they will even work well on Doves and Quail. An additional problem that we have shooting clay targets today is that many many many clay target shooting ranges are now throwing BIODEGRADABLE CLAY TARGETS !!! White Flyer calls their biodegradable clay target the WHITE BIO FLYER, at least that is what the card board box is labeled. These BIOs are much more difficult to break than a standard traditional clay target. I could tell you stories but I am sure you have heard them or seen this for yourself if you do much clay target shooting at all. The good part of these BIOs is that at mt IWL shooting grounds we pick up the unbroken clays out of the field and we put them back in the traps and throw them again. These BIOs are so tough if you do not break them they will land on the 4 inch pasture type grass and take a couple of bounces and still be good as new. If you want to break these new BIOs you had better come with horse power in your shotgun. Good Shooting To You All. Jent ...jentpmitchell@msn.com
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Message Thread:
- PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - David R July 21, 2008, 10:55 am
- Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - rdd at scout camp July 21, 2008, 8:26 pm
- Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - Jent P Mitchell III July 21, 2008, 3:05 pm
- Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - David W July 21, 2008, 1:45 pm
- Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - Norm July 21, 2008, 12:43 pm
- Re: PRESSURES OF AA Lite recoil Low noise in damascus barrell - B. Miller July 21, 2008, 12:20 pm
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