Re: Load choice reality check-gotta see this! Archived Message
Posted by revdocdrew on April 2, 2007, 3:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Load choice reality check-gotta see this!"
Thanks Lloyd-I do miss the KS prairie, 'hell season' is just around the corner, but it's paradise right now Here's what Browning says: http://www.browning.com/faq/detail.asp?ID=128 Other resources: http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/BE35858104F3FF8DCA256FE200060189/$File/NTS+-+Possible+Effects+to+Guns.pdf And from John Taylor http://www.chrisbatha.com/Gazette_03/gazette7_spring.html "Shotguns not specifically made to shoot steel shot, i.e. Model 12s, Browning Auto-5s, all the classic doubles, etc., should not be fired with steel shot, Federal’s tungsten/iron or Remington’s Hevi-Shot. The barrels and choking systems are not made for the very hard pellets. However, bismuth pellets loaded by the Bismuth Cartridge Company and Kent’s Impact Tungsten/Martix, that blends micro-fine tungsten with a polymer, are specifically made for our “old” shotguns, new ones too. Bismuth better approximates lead in density than steel, and Kent’s Impact closely matches the density of lead. Both respond to choking like lead, furthermore, both are available in 2 1/2-inch cartridges." As you know, steel shot was not mandated until 1991. I'd be VERY apprehensive about using steel in a 70's gun.
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