Patterning paper !

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Hello everybody,

My first post - and thread - on the Shotgun side of CGN.

What kind and size of paper do you use for patterning your shotgun(s) and WHERE EXACTLY DO YOU BUY IT IN CANADA?

I have not been able to find any paper (butcher, whatever) larger than 36", which a bit narrow. I would prefer 40"X40" sheets, at least.

And yes, I have tried - again and again - to use the search function. Same result every time, nothing comes out of it.

Up to now, I have been using pieces (slices) of cardboard stapled side by side on a 48"X48" plywood. There must be a better way !

TIA
 
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If you can find a place where they handle pallets you will find that some products have a 4'x4' piece of cardboard under the product so the pallet nails and slivers don't rip the bags they are shipping...Pet food stores are a sure place where they should have this cardboard...That's what I use for getting the pattern of my loads...Shooting into a phone book at 40 yards is a good way to show penetration of different loads as well...Good luck.
 
Try bike shops for bike boxes they should be close
At one of the clubs I'm a member at they have a 5 foot square piece of steel, when guy want to pattern their guns they smear a coating of axle grease or similar on it and shoot it, it works surprisingly well, and if you want to do a couple blasts you just smooth out the grease
 
I bought a roll of Banquet table paper ( the stuff caterers / restaurants use to cover tables) from a restaurant supply place for less than $30. It's about 4.5 feet wide and about 150 feet long...1 roll will last you a long time...
 
Patterning should be done with a 4foot by 4foot piece of packing paper. You can buy this at Dollar tree for $1.25 a roll which holds about 15feet worth if I remember correctly. Hope this helps.
 
I still have bundles of packing paper from the last time I moved (years ago). The stuff they wrap dishes in, and crumple up to fill gaps; moving company left us with piles of it to pack. It's about 1m by 1,5m or so. And that's what I use.

Or you can go to a shotgun store and buy a couple of sheets with a picture of a turkey or a flock of ducks or even a clay bird, for twenty bucks.
 
Make friends with folks (if you don't already have) who work in Engineering Consulting, Architecture, City Planning............they print plans/drawings on size AO paper.....then ask them for outdated copies
 
Snowy Owl said:
Hunting loads only (ruffed grouse) But I would like to pattern my shotgun with a Sporting Clays Power Spreader load - namely Fiocchi 12SSCX8 - just to see what kind of pattern I will get (range : 10-25 yards). Remington 870 shotgun fixed choke - skeet.
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Are you shooting the grouse on the wing, or on the ground?
 
Any building store will have short and tall rolls of thick brown paper for covering wood flooring after it's been installed. It'll get laid and taped to protect the finish while paint, cabinets etc are being installed. It's cheap and the tall roll is around 3-4' tall. I use it for lots of things, one big roll has been going on for a year or two and I'm not even half through it.
 
Most mid to large size cities have Packaging suppliers & Newspapers.

Newspaper end-rolls can be had for very little, and depending on the format you local paper uses, 48" or wider rolls are pretty cheap.

Packaging suppliers have various weights of brown paper. I've seen 30# Kraft paper in 48" x 1440' (360 pattern sheets) for around $30
I prefer 70# ( they use it to wrap carpets for shipping ) ... a 500' roll is around $ 50

Single weight 4' x 4' cardboard sheets can also be had from packaging companies that manufacture cardboard boxes.
 
At Staples they have the big pads that teachers use in class. One type is cheap newsprint, it's about 24x42 inches or so, works good for patterning. $10 gets you a lot.
 
Snowy Owl said:
Hunting loads only (ruffed grouse) But I would like to pattern my shotgun with a Sporting Clays Power Spreader load - namely Fiocchi 12SSCX8 - just to see what kind of pattern I will get (range : 10-25 yards). Remington 870 shotgun fixed choke - skeet.
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Using your hunting ammunition shoot a small target at 13 yards to determine where the gun shoots compared to the point of aim (POI). High, low, left or right dead center ...

The effective pattern of a shotgun with a skeet choke is around 25 yards. Provided that the gun shoots straight, the pattern that you want to look at is a 30" circle at 25 yards.
 
Tick has the ticket, I use large archery targets or custom made cardboard from the daily parts delivery at work. Always pattern at the distance you expect to use the load. The yardage matters and a pattern can vary more than one would expect over a distance.
 
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