Mornin' y'all.
Temp is somewhere in the 20s, high expected in the 40s. some clouds, though they're burning off.
Back to the shotgun, I patterned it when I bought it (within hours), with the exact load I was using yesterday(Federals). Same box of shells. At the ranges I was shooting at, it put up anywhere between a 7" and 30" pattern. I doubt they were underloaded shells, because they cycled that semi-auto shotgun every time. All I can guess is that the 7 1/2 shot just didn't have the oomph to get 'er done.
And as to the raven and jay, we have a surplus, and they are annoying. I mean, annoying like stealing the food off of your plate. While you're using it. And the ravens are just, many multiples. And we were going to use them to train a puppy to retrieve birds, as well.
Whatever the case, I'm taking a .22 next time, with Stingers.
--TK