davie mac Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I use 36g 3s due to cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think you`ll find that tin shot has been discontinued and tin cartridges are no longer manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I use steel on geese and duck, haven't been shooting long but have been toying with the hevi-shot option for my over and under. why hevishot for the o/u? if you are concerned about the hardness of steel shot, hevishot is twice as hard. @op if i had the choice, and unlimited money, i`d reload niceshot, a soft like tungsten / tin / nylon blend of shot. very soft on barrels as i have a supernova pump, i routinely reload steel. i would avoid bismuth like the plague, and i sold a whole load ages ago, orrible stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 why hevishot for the o/u? if you are concerned about the hardness of steel shot, hevishot is twice as hard. @op if i had the choice, and unlimited money, i`d reload niceshot, a soft like tungsten / tin / nylon blend of shot. very soft on barrels as i have a supernova pump, i routinely reload steel. i would avoid bismuth like the plague, and i sold a whole load ages ago, orrible stuff. No, not concerned about the hardness. I'm a better shot with the O/U therefore more confident that a £1 cart would not go to waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus69 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Steel in the 12 and one of the 10's, bismuth and tungsten (nice shot) in the other 10, also use bismuth and nice shot in both 8's and the 4. I use steel purely on cost, and both the factory loads and my reloads perform well. I use nice shot and bismuth in the 8's due to damascus barrels, and nice shot exlusively in the 4 also due to the damascus barrel, and the fact bismuth fragments through it. Mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Steel for me. Price again, being the main factor. However steel has come on leaps and bounds during the last few years and I`ve virtually forgotten about my lead days!!. I`ve tried the others and they do have advantages over steel but for my kind of shooting steel does all that I want. I use Gamebore and Remington. In sizes BB,1,2, and 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaddy525 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 2oz tungsten no1 for the pinks are brilliant! and for ducks either victory 36g no3 steel or clever 34g no4 tungsten, all fantastic if i do my bit! (which is rare since i wildfowl on the shore for a week a year :no: and inland its pretty hard to miss!) SOMEONE MAKE A FORESHORE IN THE NORTH EAST FOR ME!!!!! ps if you can bring pinks its even better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drone Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 2oz tungsten no1 for the pinks are brilliant! and for ducks either victory 36g no3 steel or clever 34g no4 tungsten, all fantastic if i do my bit! (which is rare since i wildfowl on the shore for a week a year :no: and inland its pretty hard to miss!) SOMEONE MAKE A FORESHORE IN THE NORTH EAST FOR ME!!!!! ps if you can bring pinks its even better What about holy island, when I shot it it was loaded with wigeon and several large skeins of geese but that was in 1968......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drone Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 While I'm on, a couple of questions. All my guns I bought at least 30 years ago and my favourite is a winchester 23 3" which I had reamed out to 1/4 choke in both barrels, I also have a rem 1100 skeet 2 3/4 auto and a 1902 w&c scott sxs 10 rechambered for 3 1/2 lead magnums, 1/4 and full. Will using steel in these old guns cause damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Do a search Drone, it's been discussed in depth a few times now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Steel for me.3inch 36 gram 5s.Perfect load for my gun.I see Eley are bringing out a fast steel load.Any one used them yet,or know the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj121 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 gambore super steel 70mm 32g 4's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Trouble Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Steel for me, purely for cost reasons. So if out for duck and a pigeon gets up it doesnt break the bank! Unfortunately I think steel is going to be the load for the future the way things a shaping out grr.. best get used to its characteristics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 where can i get hold off clever tungsten shells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Home load steel ! 10 gauge 13/8 load doing 1600 fps of numbers 1 and bbb 12 gauge home 3" 11/4 number 1 around the 1500 mark Get your choke and speed combo correct steel is deadly at 50/60 yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Home loaded hevi shot no2 and no4 in 10 bore Home loaded hevi shot no2 in 12g 3" Home loaded hevi shot no6 in 12g 2 3/4 I was lucky and bought loads of hevi shot when the dollar was 2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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