Patterning shotgun??

[fishing 101]

How do you pattern a shotgun? The only thing I know how to do is change the chokes. Is that what they mean when they say, "patterning your shotgun"?

[Sliderfishn]

Patterning a shotgun is really easy. You will need some paper that is 3 feet by 3 feet and then draw a circle 30 inch in diameter. Then shoot 3 shells with your choice of choke tube that you will hunt with from a distance of 20-30 yards. Shoot shells from different manufacturers and see what shells have a better groupings inside that circle.