Alberta Newfie Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Took the nova out for a quick spin.. Basically all I wanted to do was to test the functioning and do some preliminary pattering at 35 yds. I used the Kent Fasteel Hi-vel and Federal heavy loads. Both are 3" and #2 shot, but the Federal is 1.25oz compared to 1.125oz for Kent. Everything worked fine! The recoil I have read so much about was not that bad, even chucking 3 of those Federals as fast as possible. Although this probably does not compare to the 3.5" shells. See below for targets. Kent: 90 in the circle 15 out 105 total Federal: 108 in the circle 16 out 124 total. Althoug the percentages are the same, the Federal definitely seems to have a more comprehensive coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleric Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 The Federal does seem a bit denser, but also appears to be patterning a bit high. Is that consistent? The Kent looks like it is patterning much more consistently across the target. I've been shooting both (mostly Kent) and haven't found a lot of difference in their field performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
147 Grain Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 What choke were you using for these pattern tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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