HazZa-92 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Wasn't sure on this one. Any one help? Do you have to get something done to your barrels before you can fire steel shot? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Your barrels need to be steel shot proof. Read this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Modern shotguns will be OK, but if you've got an old one, I would get it checked. Modern guns will be proofed for steel, I think the proof mark on the barrel somewhere will be a Fleur-de-Lys symbol. I expect someone will be along in a bit who knows what they're talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Brian Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I was wondering this the other day. I had a quick trawl through and found a couple of articles from BASC and CIP. From what I read I got the impression you can use certain steel loads with standard proof (1200 bar magnum and 850 Bar std was mentioned)as long as you observe several factors such as shot size/ choke/ speed of load/weight of load/ pressure generated. Also you have to protect the barrels from being scored either with a thick plastic shot cup or the Gamebore patented bio-degradable cup. Before you go out and ruin your gun and maybe yourself have a read through. Also have a look at the Gamebore website as they advertise steel loads for std proof guns (with the above precautions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 the standard proof loads are usually smaller shotsizes. so 12gauge #3 maximum and 20bore #6 maximum in steel. standard loads must conform to standard pressure limitations and a maximum speed of 1410fps. incidently, the cip also recomends a shotcup that encloses all shot when being fired and of "suitable strengh". -which is open to speculation. what handloaders like myself try to do, is increse the performance of steel, and or shotsize. after a while you come to love steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazZa-92 Posted August 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 cookoff013 and others Thanks for the reply's. Here is a website that i found with shot sizes and stuff http://www.shotgunworld.com/ammo_s082000.html ... It says that (bb) is a shot size when in steel, can you get shot size (bb) in lead??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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