Nitro Pattern Results

• Feb 7, 2007

• #1

Gadget

Senior Member

Finally got to shoot the Nitro, definitely the best pattern I've ever shot.

Took a few shots to figure out which choke it liked and to zero it in. Shot loads of Win dove load, then some 3.5 Win HV #5 2 oz, Win Xtended Range 3.5 #6 2 oz, and finally the Nitro 4x5x7 3.5 2.25 oz loads.

Chokes
Truglo strut stopper extreme .643
Comp n Choke XXX .658
PureGold .670

The Nitro liked the more open PureGold like I though it would.


No bruises, thanks to the leadsled and 25 lb bag of #7 shot......

 

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• Feb 7, 2007

• #2

GA1dad

Senior Member

No pattern pics???

 

• Feb 7, 2007

• #3

gblrklr

Senior Member

Gadget,
Please post pics of the patterns or at least give us the digits.

 

• Feb 7, 2007

• #4

Gadget

Senior Member

Here's one of the small HS Strut targets, they're only 11X11. Don't like em, it's all I had, usually use the big 20X20 quaker boys....... much nicer!!


Here one of the targets, only shows part of the pattern. I used heavy industrial paper as backing so I could see the whole pattern, holds up a lot better than wrapping paper.

41 hits in the brain and spinal area at a "ranged" 40 yds from the end of the choke.

 

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• Feb 7, 2007

• #5

Gadget

Senior Member

As advertised


Nitro claims 230-270 pellets in a 10 inch circle at 40 yds.


Here's one with 257

PureGold .670
Nitro 12ga 3.5 inch 2.25 oz 4x5x7
Benelli Super Black Eagle II, 24 inch stock barrel, custom trigger by Gun Docc, Docter Optic reflex red dot sight

 

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• Feb 7, 2007

• #6

gblrklr

Senior Member

nice pattern! If I was closer I would let you borrow my Rhino .660 to see what it would do.

 

• Feb 7, 2007

• #7

Gadget

Senior Member

gblrklr said:

nice pattern! If I was closer I would let you borrow my Rhino .660 to see what it would do.

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The PureGold is similar in shape and size to a Rhino, almost 2 inches extended from the barrel.

 

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• Feb 7, 2007

• #8

jcarter

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very nice indeed.

 

• Feb 7, 2007

• #9

Gun Docc

Senior Member

Hey Rick,

you "might" be up to killing one of these mountain birds now..

nice patterns

 

• Feb 7, 2007

• #10

Gadget

Senior Member

Gun Docc said:

Hey Rick,

you "might" be up to killing one of these mountain birds now..

nice patterns

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Alright ......... when we going ??........

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #11

N

Nitro

Banned

Rick,

I am glad the "Hype" was true........... Wait til you see what they will do on a Gobbler's noggin.

Nitro Ammo is all I have shot for 16 seasons. If there was ANYTHING better, I would be shooting that.

Good Luck this season Rick, you are well prepared to kill em now.

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #12

Gadget

Senior Member

agarr said:

Rick,

I am glad the "Hype" was true........... Wait til you see what they will do on a Gobbler's noggin.

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With a little luck I'll find out soon, I leave in two weeks for Big Cypress...........




Here is the same target with the light coming through to see the holes better.


The area your can see is 25 inches top to bottom and 30 inches across, If I draw a 30 inch circle I would think I'm getting around a 95% pattern.

 

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• Feb 8, 2007

• #13

Gadget

Senior Member

Here's same target with 30 inch circle.

There were 206 pellets outside the 10inch for a total of 463 pellets in the 30 inch circle.

I couldn't find any pellet counts on Nitro's website so I can't give an accurate density percentage but I would think it's up around 95%

 

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• Feb 8, 2007

• #14

neckringer

Senior Member

did you shoot it any closer?
like say 10-15 yds?

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #15

Gadget

Senior Member

neckringer said:

did you shoot it any closer?
like say 10-15 yds?

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I shot it at 20, blew a hole in the paper the size of a baseball with a nice fill of pellets out to 12 inches.

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #16

Ricochet

Senior Member

Wow, very nice!

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #17

Handgunner

Senior Member

That's what I'm talkin' about!

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #18

crowe1187

Senior Member

when you say nitro ammo, are you talkin about remington Nitro?

 

• Feb 8, 2007

• #19

N

Nitro

Banned

crowe1187 said:

when you say nitro ammo, are you talkin about remington Nitro?

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Nope...............

www.nitrocompany.com

The BEST custom Turkey ammo there is.

Bar None.

 

• Feb 9, 2007

• #20

Gadget

Senior Member

gblrklr said:

nice pattern! If I was closer I would let you borrow my Rhino .660 to see what it would do.

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I checked with Rhino, the .660 choke is recommended for regular heavy shot and lead loads.......... but for Nitro heavy loads they actually recommend going up to a .673 2 inch choke. Turns out the Pure Gold is very close to the optimal choke for the Nitro loads.


PureGold is heavy shot compatible and uses the same 17/4 stainless steel as Rhino does in they're chokes. Only problem with PureGold is they make one size fits all .670 only. Happens to work good with the Nitros, but other loads were not too good, too open.