Patterns get shaky with 4s in the guns I use, after about 30 yards.

A pity, as I have about 5000 1 1/4 oz #4 lead loads hanging around the homestead, left overs my Dad never used after steel became the law.

I shot a fox one time, figure it was out 30-35 yards, with 1 1/4 of 4s, the thing laid down and died before the smoke cleared. It had one hole on each side of the pelt, through both lungs and the heart. Gun was an A5 with a 26” Hastings barrel and an IC choke. Patterned the gun with that load, later, and was surprised I got him with anything.


Best,
Ted