The Bureau of Land Management is planning a truly boneheaded move, angering some conservationists over the affects to herd populations and migration routes. From Field & Stream.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released a draft plan outlining potential solar energy development in the West. The proposal is an update of the BLM’s 2012 Western Solar Plan. It adds five new states—Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming—to a list of 11 western states already earmarked [read more]
I’m not certain that every shotgun needs to be patterned. If you purchase a shotgun of the same make and model, using the same choke, it’s likely that your pattern will be the same.
However, it’s enough fun to shoot shotguns that why not? It’s an excuse for another trip to the range.
At Recoil they have a short assessment of the new CZ 712 G3 shotgun.
GunMagWarehouse also has a writeup. Before pushing this to the web sites, CZ had the sense to send a gun to Target Focused Life for review. Here is his writeup, and here is his video review.
Just several days ago we were discussing how to get the most distance out of your tactical shotgun, and the corollary issue of how to get the best pattern.
Little did I know this was going to come out on that very issue. These results are very impressive.
Here’s the catch. The choke is currently not available. I’ve written Kick’s Industries to ascertain when it will become available. I’ll let you know what they respond.
This seems like a fair test for a run of the mill shotgun with offhand shooting. I don’t think it’s a fair test of more expensive shotguns or guns that have been modified and adjusted for distance.
Most shotgun manufacturers have much longer barrels, and trying different chokes would have helped with his shot spread. Beretta has a longer barrel “forcing cone” than other tactical shotguns, and using different ammunition might have helped (e.g., Federal FliteControl).
So if I wanted distance versus a more portable close quarters battle shotgun, I’d install a 32″ competition barrel and use different ammunition. I’m willing to bet that he could land pellets at 100 yards. I wouldn’t want to get hit by a 9mm bullet at any range, including 100 yards.