With the cartridge prices being as high as they are now I dont think shooters are practising as much as they use to. Spoke to few at the weekend end and they were saying there local grounds are empty during the week days, fuel prices are not helping
Don't change anything to suit me, if you can see pellets travelling at 1400fps bouncing of clays 40 yards away you have a gift no one else has or some very expensive shooting glasses...... Where did you get them from?
If for example your using a 1/2 choke in your gun, the pattern size will be the same if your using a 9 shot or 61/2, the choke controls the pattern not the shot size
Bet your pleased you remembered ! Not many places left now. Really looking forward to this High Lodge is a perfect venue for a major. Good luck to you and all those shooting it