i have a browning citori special steel 2.75 and 3 in. with ported inv chokes in skeet.we have to shoot doves this yaer with steel will i need to get i/c or are the skeet chokes ok,also have an ithaca model 680 in 20 ga. that my younger son shoots the barrel is imp/mod will it be ok to shoot steel thur this gun. i shoot an old wingmaster 20 ga on a 12 ga frame it has a 28 in plain barrel in mod will i be able to shoot steel .
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steel shot
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MUST it be steel, or just non-toxic? Some of the newer ammo gives better performance (albeit at a higher price) than steel.
I know the Browning is okay for steel shot.
Browning site FAQ -
"1. WILL ACCEPT ALL CURRENT FACTORY STEEL SHOT LOADS: All Browning shotguns with the Invector choke or Invector-Plus tube systems, However, we do not recommend the use of Invector full or extra full chokes with steel shot. They pattern too tightly, and sometimes result in a "blown" pattern."
Browning site FAQ -
"1. WILL ACCEPT ALL CURRENT FACTORY STEEL SHOT LOADS: All Browning shotguns with the Invector choke or Invector-Plus tube systems, However, we do not recommend the use of Invector full or extra full chokes with steel shot. They pattern too tightly, and sometimes result in a "blown" pattern."
Was the Ithaca model one of the ones imported by SKB? If so, it appears that only the ones with choke tubes are safe for steel shot.
I still don't have any gun books at the office, so I can't look up manufacturing info to try and find who made what. The SKB FAQs list a lot of info though.
http://www.skbshotguns.com/faq.php#q10
I still don't have any gun books at the office, so I can't look up manufacturing info to try and find who made what. The SKB FAQs list a lot of info though.
http://www.skbshotguns.com/faq.php#q10
Steel shot may be Ok or may not be?
Went to a big time gun shop in the Metro area of SE MI and got the answer that the used Remington 1100, I held in my hands and offered for the $ difference beween 5 boxes of steel vs 5 boxes of "Hevi-shot," "could safely shoot steel shot as long as it wasn't a full choke." "Only the older Brownings had soft barrels," the man said. Any takers on that one?
Went to a big time gun shop in the Metro area of SE MI and got the answer that the used Remington 1100, I held in my hands and offered for the $ difference beween 5 boxes of steel vs 5 boxes of "Hevi-shot," "could safely shoot steel shot as long as it wasn't a full choke." "Only the older Brownings had soft barrels," the man said. Any takers on that one?