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ITX Speed test and patterning |
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By: Prairie blaster Date: June 11, 2013, 5:13 pm |
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I loaded some Rio 3" cases with MM wads with 1 1/4 oz. ITX |
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original #2 and some with my pet load of 1 1/8 oz. Duplex #2 and |
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#BB 1/2 and 1/2 both with steel powder and fold crimp. |
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The speed came out just a touch above the printed speed. Printed |
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for both is 1500 fps and I showed 1520 average. I didn't count |
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the pellets in the ITX but in the steel shells I have 114 |
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pellets. All 8 test shots, 4 of each, had about the same number |
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of hits average of 89 . I was shooting my 870 32" barrel and |
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Dead coyote .696 extended ported choke, and shooting a 24" X 24" |
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paper at right at 40 yards, off hand and standing. The patron |
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was most dense in the center and fanned out very smooth, LOOKED |
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great. What I was wondering about was ; is the ITX that much |
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better? It took an 1 1/4 oz. the get as many hits as 1 1/8 oz. |
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steel. It costs over $2 a shot with ITX and about $.75 for a |
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steel. Am I chasing my tail on this? |
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