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Safety concerns regarding steel cartridges


henry d
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Read a few topics on steel and decided to check out a cartridge I was given back in the early/mid 1990`s. It was a Federal 3" magnum steel cartridge loaded with T shot (32gm when weighed) and was well worn when I got it so may have been from the 1980`s.

 

As you can see from the photo the shot is in good nick, no rust at all and no balling at all.

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Good & interesting post Henry I take it you will post a pic on here once they are well rusted & tell us how long it took .

 

Here is a question ?, if a bird is wounded by steel & recovers as they do , well they say Peter Scott started much of his collection at Slimbridge from pricked wild fowl , at least that's the ones that survived ( Birdies take note ) .

Now what are the long term affects on a bird that has steel embedded inside especially near its bone ? :hmm::hmm: .

 

Perhaps a vet should answer this one ?

 

 

ps your cakes look good :drool:

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I was a bit worried about this as my house has an older end that can get quite damp in the winter., although I don't usually keep cartridges in that part of the house.

 

As things generally rust in my garage., I decided to conduct an experiment by cutting open a steel cartridge (it was a 3" Express high performance load) and placed it on a window ledge for the entire season. There was no rust on the pellets 5 months later. This both pleased and surprised me but means I no longer have concerns about steel shot rusting and "balling".

 

Edit to say that I did this 4 or 5 years ago, but haven't tried it with different or more recent loads . Maybe I'll do it with the Gamebore mammoths I use now.

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