Most HD guns are choked cylinder or improved modified and often give pretty wide patterns with standard lead buckshot at 25 yards. However, what about harder buckshot, even steel, to makes those patterns tighter? I know that the Federal LE low recoil buck is copperplated and the combination of harder pellets and lower velocity does make for tighter patterns than soft lead. Is steel buckshot the answer for tighter pellets at longer distances? Are there any potential disadvantages to steel buckshot?