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December 22, 2001, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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Steel shot not up to lead
Good little article on steel vs lead shot.
http://www.shotgunreport.com/TechTec...21-Dec-01.html Be sure to read all the way to the end of the answer.
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December 22, 2001, 07:53 PM | #2 |
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I concur with the reasoning and with the conclusion. Steel sucks.
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December 22, 2001, 11:09 PM | #3 |
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Interesting read and good info. Even though I saw the answer before even clicking on the link .
Sincerely, Adam
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Well, if you change the parameters steel doesn't suck as much:
http://www.shotgunreport.com/TechTec...16-Jan-02.html
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Quote:
Sincerely, Adam
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January 18, 2002, 03:00 AM | #6 |
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Readin the specs hurts.
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January 18, 2002, 06:48 AM | #7 |
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These days my waterfowling tends to consist of a day or two each year wacking snows. Using an 870(of course), I find that I have to hit quite a few of them a second time, using a 3" load of BBB.
Back when both the world and I were young, I used the old Western 1 3/16 oz, 16 gauge load of 3s to do in a fairtomiddlin' number of Canadas. Even tho I'm a better shot these days,the load's coming up short. The non tox lead substitutes like tungsten and bismuth have merit, but they cost a lot. If the price comes down, maybe we'll have a database to compare performance in the field. |
January 18, 2002, 03:41 PM | #8 |
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My problem with steel is the difference in leads (no pun intended). The lead with low velocity (1300fps or less) steel when pass shooting at 40-50yds is unbelievable, compared to lead. Where exactly am I supposed to practice wing shooting with #1,BB or BBB steel shot? Sure can't do that on the trap or skeet ranges in my area, where we are limited to #7.5. My first time waterfowling with low velocity steel I had to learn the hard way that the lead distance was MUCH longer than I'm used to. I speeded up my swing and compensated enough to haul down a goose by the end of the day, but I'd rather not guess how many I might have wounded
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