Rocketman: No offence taken: Yes, I was being silly.
I, too, have seen a lot of things happen with clay targets that seem to defy averages. Many times, I have seen a target "smoked," which means it was hit, but failed to have a chip come off, so is called "lost." This happens more on a trap range than on skeet it seems.
Dr. Jones findings are far more intelligent and learned than mine, which are just based on casual observation, and looking down at lots of broken and not broken targets on trap and skeet ranges.
As to Nickel plated shot; I wish I had a bag of #5 Italian shot, heavily plated as they used to be. I can use all the help I can get when shooting at a bird.
Sam Ogle:(ps; Rocketman; I tried to PM you, but your PM thing is "full")
