What I described is really nothing more than what bowhunters call “stump shooting”. Just use the scattergun instead of the bow. Repeated use builds consistency and confidence, and practicing on inanimate objects allows us to take chances (long shots, silly angles, etc.) that we wouldn’t ethically try on live critters.

What I find most disturbing, is that the gentleman who precipitated this inquiry had no idea why he wanted to change his choke. Without a clear goal in mind, what could he be expecting?

Patterning a new concept? How could this be? I’m no shotgunner, but I sure do know how to pattern one. There’s at least one article on it, in every shooting magazine, at least once a year!

I would venture to guess that people just aren’t reading traditional media like we once did. I remember anxiously awaiting my Outdoor Life’s arrival every month.

Be that as it may, you give sound advice. Not hard to practice and learn if you decide to do so and make the effort.

Regards,
Albert A Rasch

My only thing with this post, is that I’ve never duck hunted before. I haven’t hunted a bird – except turkeys – for many years. I can totally understand the idea of knowing how your gun patterns, though, that makes complete sense to me.