For those of you concerned about pattern density, the rule of thumb is that higher velocities will give more open patterns, if all other factors are equal. Lower velocities will give tighter patterns. And they will still make a big hole at defensive ranges. Hard pellets will pattern tighter than soft pellets (e.g., tungsten vs lead, high antimony vs low antimony, etc.) And remember that each gun/choke/ammo combo will pattern differently. Shotguns are a bit like .22s in that there are certain shells that a given gun/choke will pattern better than others.
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