I patterned some Hornady Critical Defense 12ga 2 3/4". It's 8 pellets in a "versatite" wad (I suspect it's a Fed Flite-Control renamed). velocity is 1600 fps.

I'm shooting a Rem 870 18.5" Cylinder bore

This stuff patterned'

10 yds - 3"
20 yds - 7"

I was impressed, as 1 inch per yard seems typical in my experience.


Didn't get a pic of the 20 yd target, but this was 10 yards,

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A gratuitous pic of my shotgun, with new Magpul stock and forend.

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