aga man Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 i have not been duck shooting for some 15 years or so. the last time i flighted duck onto a pond i used lead shot in 4 or 5 32gms. i now have a chance to flight ducks again down a tidal river. i am aware i must use steel shot nowadays. i have never fired steel shot cartridges and today bought some hull solway 3" in no 4 34gms as advised by my rfd. i intend to fire these through a semi auto thats steel proofed, with modified choke. {1/2 choke i beleive}. the quarry is mallard that are not really that high.{this might change when we start shooting}. i am no stranger to shooting duck but the steel shot thing is new to me. are these shells man enough with this choke? thanks aga man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Should be fine out to 40 yrds or do I use gamebore super steel 32gm 4 steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth6568 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 They will be fine but may want to use a quarter choke IC as this will be better upto say 30-35y as steel tends to group tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 thanks for the input chaps. anth i think i might pattern the shells now you say about the tightness of the steel. utectok my shooting buddy has some super steel in 32gm no 4 so he will be happy to know they can kill ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth6568 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 I've just back from lindisfarne and used my browning with quarter chokes up to max range. I used home load no 2 steel and found them very effective. I always use a quarter and found it very good at the ranges I have fired at. Nothing wrong with no 4 steel, shot many of duck with those carts. Hope it all goes well!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) 4s are ok , but I would think about going up at least one shot size if mallard are to be your main quarry. Try 3 inch 1 1\4 oz Gamebore mammoths in no 3 and you will have similar results to a game load of lead 6s. Remmington no 2 are brilliant for highish mallard with a full after choke , but you need to use the heavy loads found in 3.5 inch shells for a good patten. Pattern is not usualy th problem with steel shells , its keeping the pellet speed up and to do that you need to think about using large pellets 3-2s for duck. Edited September 30, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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