Although it was generally dismissed in this thread I still think my idea of using nine shot in a 1/2oz or 5/8oz load (full choke) may be a good idea. The nine shot loses velocity much quicker than 7-1/2 and has less mass. I think it might greatly lower the likelihood of killing a bird on the far edge of the covey by accident.
The formula for the energy of a pellet is equal to .5 times Mass times Velocity times Velocity or 1/2 x M x V x V one half mas times velocity squared. So at forty yards a #9 pellet has much less velocity and much much less energy than a 7-1/2.
I have been doing some google searches trying to find the velocity at forty yards of different size lead shot that left the muzzle at 1150 fps. If I can get it I will post the relative energy of the two different sized pellets at 40 yards.
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 02/15/14 03:59 PM.
