....However, it seems likely that there would be some shape factor. How do you see steel and lead shot differing in response to choke constriction? Distorted shot has been shown to produce a higher % of "fliers" than spherical....
....Prediction of flight path of projectiles through still and turbulent air is fairly settled science....
Thanks much DDA. Purely on the two dimensional result of a pattern plate, I believe steel shot can deliver a similar pellet count, if all else is equal, with less choke constriction.
When I see pictures of long shot strings, it might appear that the effect of turbulence would be increasingly difficult to calculate due to the random and overlapping distribution of the shot creating it. I've also wondered if trailers were to some degree flyers, distorted shot subject to increased drag, and not only the tail end of a flow model. Anyway, only thoughts.
