Thread: This week we test a old shot gun for steel shot

gibo - no i don't think i missed the 'gist' of it. i just object to people misrepresenting facts to make at point.it does everyone a disservice. look if you want to shoot heavy steel loads go and buy a semi-auto designed for it. thats what they are made for and do it well. don't shoot heavy loads through guns,ie most u/o's and sxs are only proofed for 32 grms or 36gms.further more as steel shot does not compress,the maximum choke should be no tighter than half choke(modified).and check your cartridges are not more than your chamber size. what damages shotguns most is firing a heavier load than what they were designed for,not damascus barrels or hammer guns- (gee they are dangerous), well any gun can be.but a damascus barreled hammer gun can be perfectly safe to shoot. i like to deal with facts not endlessly repeated stories that in their telling assume the status of fact. i am on guard for that.