[fabsroman]

Zazu,

I use a Patternmaster choke tube nowadays, but I haven't actually patterned that tube with T's. I patterned it with #4 Hevi and #2 steel and the Hevi shot a lot tighter than the steel. I was shooting at an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper from 30 yards and almost every pellet from the Hevi was on the paper and the middle was toast, but the steel was all over the place and I really doubt that every pellet was on the paper because there were a lot on the fringe. Personally, I prefer Hevi #2 for geese and Hevi #B for the really long shots. My best patterns with steel were out of the standard modified choke that came with the Benelli SBE.

If I can, I'll try to pattern some T shot for you out of the Patternmaster. Thing is, I don't normally pattern my guns unless I leave the field or range scratching my head wondering why I missed a shot. That is what lead to the patterning of the #2 steel. I missed or wounded three ducks one morning that I definitely thought I should have killed, so I patterned the Patternmaster.

Sometimes, I wonder if all this choke tube stuff isn't just another way to remove money from our pockets. Undertaker this. Patternmaster that. Yeah, I can somewhat see the reason for extended choke tubes (i.e., force applied to the pellets over a longer distance), but does it really matter on hard shot like steel and Hevi?