CraigL Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 I purchased the Rhion .660 for my SBEII and fired 3.5" XR #5's today. The pattern was a kill at 40, but not what I was hoping. From your experience with these, how many kill hits should I expect at that range? Also, will I get more kill hits or a denser pattern from the 6 shot? Quote
tucker301 Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 I know you stated it was for mudhen, but you did post it publicly. I'll just point out the obvious and leave the rest for mudhen. There are more pellets in the 6's than in the 5's, so yes the density should go up. Quote
mudhen Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 For XR 3.5" 5's, I'd want to see 40-45% of the 318 pellets in the 10" circle at 40 yards, or around 127-143 hits. Given the knock down power of XR 5's, 140 pellets in the 10" at 40 should be plenty. For XR 6's, I'd be looking for 166-186 hits at 40 yards. I'm not as confident with XR 6's at 40 as I am with XR 5's. I found the Primos Jellyhead .660 to pattern just a bit better than the Rhino. This is what I'm looking for with XR 6's. My pellet hand counts are higher than Winchester's catalog lists: Quote
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