* Date 1/12/08
* Shotgun & Choke Pardner 12 gauge Turkey
* Weather Conditions Upper 30's low wind
* Rest,bags,etc. used. NONE - STANDING OFF HAND
* Yardage to target 40 yards
* Ammo / Load / Tested Remington Nitro Mag 2.75" # 2 Shot
* Results Favorable
* Photo of target if results are favorable
Just spoke of these and found them at the local gun shop in 2.75" # 2s. So I patterned them. $20 bucks for 25. Thats a heck of a lot better price than some stuff I have been testing.
From standing off hand I fired just one shot at 40 yards
Results were favorable as noted. 37 hits on 14" x 14" / 14 hits in 8" x 8". Not bad for off hand. I hit where I aimed to slightly high which I prefer. I am becoming a big believer in the Remington Nitro line of truley hardened lead shot and buffered loads at a honest price. As with my Nitro Turkey 3.5" these patterned well. I have patterned allot for predators since this fall. Lots of number 4 buck, along with 000 buck, hevi BB shot, # 4 Turkey and now # 2 shot. From premium to value from 2.75" to 3.5". I was probably the most disappointed in some of the Premium loads. I never did get real good patterns from # 4 buck. Of that the Remington Express was likely the best. Some stuff also shot low. The Hevi BB and Fed. Prem #4 Buck come to mind.
My gun patterns Remington Nitro 2s & 4s well (on to slightly high) and more important it hits where its pointed from standing off hand. I call in mostly Fox (just called in two last time out). For myself I will stick with the old school of #4 for Fox and #2 for Coyote and forget about the 4 buck and hevi shots.
I like this # 2 Remington Nitro even in 2.75" and will use it calling, may even use it for Turkey.
Here is my Decelerator slip on recoil pad on my Turkey Pardner
I went slip on because of the shell holder.
I had posted negative feedback on it below and still would not recommend one over the standard as there is not much differance. However I was wrong in regards to the recoil as compared to my Winchester Model 12. I shot them both today with the same load and the Winchester and its butt plate kicked like a mule compared with the same #2 load.
Here is the pattern with my Winchester Model 12 / Modified choke / same Remington Nitro # 2 load / same 40 yards / same standing off hand, for comparison. Results were not as good as from the Parder full choke
Last, with a Pardner I may not be able to get a double as with the two Fox I called in the other day. But, I sure can load in another with plenty of time to put a good hit on a rolled one if needed
Well I got the photos messed up
Here is the target from the Pardner 12 gauge Full choke
Note: as listed above the 3.5" #4 shot Nitro Turkey put "30 + hits in a 8" square" But it kicked a heck of a lot more doing it also, along with the smaller shot (chuckle)