If you've ever had an argument about how much a change in muzzle velocity affects lead or simply wondered, you might find these figures interesting: A crossing target from station 4(skeet) requires 41.23" of lead, when the shot leaves the muzzle @ 1100 fps. Starting @ 1150 fps, lead is 39.44". 1200 fps requires 37.80" and 1250 fps needs 36.28" of lead. 150 fps difference in MV makes a difference of less than 5" in the lead on a skeet hard crosser. This is from the Skeet Review, December, 2006 issue, figures from the Hodgdon Powder Co.
What WILL be considerably different will be recoil of about 13 ft. lbs. with the 1100 fps load but about 17 ft. lbs. with the 1250 fps load(using a 7-1/2 lb. gun and 1 oz shot)
Last edited by Jim Legg; 03/15/07 11:40 PM.
