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SxS paradox gun pattern shot? #670700 01/28/26 01:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 426 Likes: 86 PA USA liverwort OP Sidelock
OP liverwort Sidelock Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 426 Likes: 86 PA USA	How differently would a smoothbore SxS paradox gun pattern shot versus a regular SxS? I saw one listed in the Buckstix collection, and I'm curious? Thanks

Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670702 01/28/26 01:41 PM
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Parabola Sidelock Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,306 Likes: 641	Graeme Wright in “Shooting the British Double Rifle” ran some tests. In summary he found that the H&H Paradox and Westley Richards Explora threw acceptable shot patterns (Improved Cylinder to 1/4) but the other systems - oval bore, invisible rifling, Colindian etc. did not.

Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670708 01/28/26 01:54 PM
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OP liverwort Sidelock Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 426 Likes: 86 PA USA	What I meant to ask, but did not, were the patterns' point of impact regulated similar to those of a regular shotgun? Thanks for the reply, Parabola.
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Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670724 01/28/26 04:10 PM
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85lc Sidelock Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 39 Likes: 6 SE USA	I never patterned my Cogs but have hunted quail with it and found it shot very well.
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Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670726 01/28/26 04:14 PM
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85lc Sidelock Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 39 Likes: 6 SE USA	I am surprised that the oval bore didn't shoot well. Looking down the bore of a 450 BPE oval bore, the "rifling" is very subtle. I thought that the Colindian would shoot like a cylinder bore gun. But, I have never shot one.

Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670730 01/28/26 04:46 PM
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SKB Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,413 Likes: 729 Colorado	This Turkey was very impressed with the patterns that a Fosberry choke throws. www.bertramandco.com consignments, imports, sales
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Re: SxS paradox gun pattern shot? liverwort #670787 01/29/26 12:54 PM
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85lc Sidelock Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 39 Likes: 6 SE USA	Steve, That is a very nice way to show how effective a Fosberry choke can be. Nice turkey...

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