| Note, This review is for the Helix Cushion Driver 21 used for buckshot load from BPIs Buckshot Loading III Load ID: 30825-13... ... ... A pleasure to load. Beautiful crush section with the waffle design. Nice gas seat and firm, pedals on shotcup nice and firm, pre-slit... However the true beauty is when taking to the range. Excellent nice tight pattern with Buckshot through my smooth bore. Almost as if using a choke, when its just a smoothbore which you want with buckshot. Pattern held approximately 10-12 inch groupings at about 8 to 10 yards, whereas most commercial buckshot loads which use virtually no wad except a basic felt have a spread of about 20-25 inches at the same 8 to 10 yards from my experience, meaning lots of fly-aways. I really couldnt believe how tight the pattern kept due to these HCD-21 wads. Although the other components are to be complemented for this load recipe too, being this review is for the HCD-21, the wads also proven to hold a very fast response for a quick payload out put. The HCD-21 wads easily stood up to the delivery and velocity that BPIs recipe from the manual demanded... ... ... Mid to long range, although I have been using for short to mid myself for now small indoor range where been using and testing right now.... ... ... Will be stocking up on these! ... ... ... Also added, dont forget to pick up a copy of Buckshot Loading from BPI if you havent already gotten a copy. Youll never need another manual for buckshot again, which is where I was introduced to these HCD-21 wads. |