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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Buster" data-source="post: 1637289" data-attributes="member: 99718"><p>After I made sure the barrel was clear I used a 2&3/4 game load to try the gun, and it was 10-15 years old and went BANG! This is the first time for a miss fire where the primer actually worked, I have had some Remington shells just go click in the past, even though the primer appeared to have been hit hard, and I have had a few boxes of 22 long rifle shells that I had a lot of miss fires with ! As far as sighting my shotgun, a Mossy 835, with a red dot scope, I only use what I am going to be using to check my sight in, I have shot a lot of magnums and they all shoot different, so the gun needs to be sighted with what will be used in it ! The best pattern I get is with the Federal 3&1/2" 2oz. of #5's the 2&1/4 oz. loads have holes in the pattern, too much shot ! I have tried many brands, even heavy shot that did poorly for me! All gun and chock tube combinations shot different ! I killed a gobbler at 62 steps with this round, I thought it was closer or I wouldn't have even shot at it ! This is the only Federal shell I have had trouble with in over 40 years ! I have to say there must have been a problem on the production line, because I could not find any unburned powder !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Buster, post: 1637289, member: 99718"] After I made sure the barrel was clear I used a 2&3/4 game load to try the gun, and it was 10-15 years old and went BANG! This is the first time for a miss fire where the primer actually worked, I have had some Remington shells just go click in the past, even though the primer appeared to have been hit hard, and I have had a few boxes of 22 long rifle shells that I had a lot of miss fires with ! As far as sighting my shotgun, a Mossy 835, with a red dot scope, I only use what I am going to be using to check my sight in, I have shot a lot of magnums and they all shoot different, so the gun needs to be sighted with what will be used in it ! The best pattern I get is with the Federal 3&1/2" 2oz. of #5's the 2&1/4 oz. loads have holes in the pattern, too much shot ! I have tried many brands, even heavy shot that did poorly for me! All gun and chock tube combinations shot different ! I killed a gobbler at 62 steps with this round, I thought it was closer or I wouldn't have even shot at it ! This is the only Federal shell I have had trouble with in over 40 years ! I have to say there must have been a problem on the production line, because I could not find any unburned powder ! [/QUOTE]
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