Since it was time to rotate out the old #4 rounds for fresh, I decided to take the camera along for a couple pics of the patterns. I've searched high and low for replacements, but simply cannot find any. When this stuff is gone, I'll switch to the Ranger 00 Low Recoil that I use for everything else. I am learning that when I do patterning, start at the longer ranges and then move close. There's less damage to the target this way and the pictures will look better.

First at 5 yards:

Notice that I held slightly high, and a couple pellets left the -0 zone. Had I held slightly lower, they'd have all stayed in. Regardless, on an aggressor, this would have been about a perfect hit. Again, take note of the damage to the target from the wad. While it may not kill, it could definitely cause some injury to a bystander.

Next, at 10 yards:

Here I had two stray pellets. One wandered out of the pattern and into the -3 area to the right, and one dropped low toward the bottom of the -1. The other 25 pellets grouped nicely. This is different than my previous test, and proves that nothing is absolute. When I rotate out the next batch, I'll again take pics for comparison/contrast.

Another at 5 yards:

For grins and giggles, I went back to the five yard line and fired another. This patterned perfectly.

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