A couple of times a pen raised bob has managed to twice fly through holes in my pattern, then turn and fly back by me. I could not get off a third shot as I was fumbling getting the spent cartridge out of the chamber. Ejectors would have been nice in those two instances.
Mike, our northern Ruffed Grouse are larger than your quail, so they make a conscious effort to fly around the boundry of the pattern rather than through a hole which may not be quite large enough. Your problem is easier to solve by simply firing both barrels at the same time... unless the holes in your patterns from each barrel are overlapping. In that case, you may have to have your barrels regulated to place the pattern holes in a different location. But you probably already knew all of that and just wish to keep it sporting!
