Finished pattern testing today. Heavy Metal BB loads pattern the same as the Rio Blue Steel. I will have to try them on birds to tell if those will be any more lethal or effective.
Winchester Dry lock and Winchester Super X #3 loads both patterned well. At 30 yards that Long Range Steel choke is just too tight for ducks in the decoys. But the pattern was well centered. The IC and Modified tubes produced very good patterns with both loads.
The gun, loads and choke selection are ready for waterfowl. Now I just need to decide which lay out blind to get and add a few more canada decoys to my spread. Then we will see how it works in the field.
