Brister established that buffering tightens patterns. The best loads he tested were the old Winchester XX Mags, buffered and plated, carrying the "Luballoy" name.
Likely true. However, so does increasing choke constriction up to the fullest possible. I'd expect buffering to add a tad bit more choke effect to "fullest possible. If a buffered load was shot in a modified choke, a unbuffered load would shoot a matching pattern with about IM to full.
People keep saying "--- hard shot improves the pattern ---." It improves the pattern ONLY if you want a tighter choke effect pattern. It does not change the pattern distribution from a Rayleigh!!
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