If you find or have someone make some spreader loads up for your friend he had better pattern them before he tries them on game. I found that the SpredR did increase the pattern from tight full to Modified with my 16 gauge but at 30 yards with 7/8th ounces of shot I had pattern sheets with strong center cores but with multiple (4 and 5) voids in the pattern at the periphery that would have allowed a bird to pass through unscathed so that even though I had overall pattern density which should have given solid 30 yard performance I was actually getting only effective patterns at 22 yards or less.
