Originally Posted By: Recoil Rob
I have no experience with spreaders, are they designed to open up a pattern more than a gun with no choke at all?

I.e. will a Cyl. choked gun shoot a more open pattern with spreaders than with a standard load?


Yes, Rob. A spreader will enlarge the pattern more, even when shot out of a cylinder barrel. Some believe that the tighter the choke, the more a spreader opens. I.e., whereas a IC choked barrel may shoot a SK pattern with a spreader, a XF choked barrel may open up to a M. I've never seen proof, nor disproof, of that contention. So, I accept it as a possibility until I am shown one way or the other.

SRH

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