I read an old thread awhile back that was initiated by Doverham about testing spreader loads. I had been thinking hard about trying to use some for serious sporting clays work, but really didn't know where to start. I loaded some myself with Polywad post discs, and some #9 shot that I was given. However, I wanted to try the Interceptors that Doverham mentioned. I've used the Polywad Spred-Rs, but they scattered so much confetti all over the place that it is disconcerting. What I wanted was a load that felt just like my regular sporting loads. I did a search online and found the Interceptors at Hinterland Outfitters, in Texas. They shipped them for $8.99/flat, so I ordered a flat to try. They were here in three days!
The grease plate was encouraging, shooting them out of my fixed choke Perazzi. It is choked .020" and .020" ..... no barrel selector. None needed. Lately I have been having some problems with very close, fast rabbits. And, this is where I wanted to use the spreaders. Our course was set with two stations which had rabbits inside 20 yards, and pretty fast. The ground makes them unbelievably inconsistent. I shot them on the two (3 pair) rabbit stations last Tuesday and ran them all, something I had not done on the rabbits in quite some time.
With my newfound confidence I shot on a team event there Saturday morning, a fund raiser to raise money for a cultural arts center in nearby Statesboro. Most of the targets were changed from last Tuesday, but the dang rabbits were still there. Our team did not win, but I posted the HOA score, running the 6 rabbits again. Shot a 98/100. I am sold on the Interceptors for those mean, close rabbit stations. They opened my pattern enough to really make a difference, and at 1300 fps - 1 oz. they feel just like my regular 1145 fps - 1 1/8 oz. loads. So, I don't notice any recoil difference to take my mind off my focus on the next bird.
Thanks, Doverham, for the old post where you tested them. They will be on my cart from now on, as long as I'm shooting fixed tight chokes. I'm tempted to send five to Tom Armbrust for pressure testing. Reckon I'd get lucky and they'd be 8000 psi or less? Nah,
NOBODY is that lucky.
SRH
