Going through my memory of the events of that day, I retraced my steps from where I shot at the second bird to where I determined it was hit and it was just about 30 yards. I was trying to get the dog on the trail. The bird flushed out in front of me because the cover was running out and flew back past me at that range. We trialed that bird for about 300 yards before running into another hunter with a lab and a shorthair who said he'd find it. He didn't. The first bird was closer and flushed in an identical way but was hit closer. I think I'm going to have to POI the gun based on CZ's reply because I may be shooting too high and thus leaving the legs? It is either that or the 1125fps? The load pressure is 6700psi by the data. I like about a 60/40 pattern because over the years I've shot more trap than anything else and I like to see the bird but I can't say I'm in good practice. Thank you to all for your helpful information!
