Best 3" non tox goose cartridge for non steel proofed gun

[utectok]

Ok guys I have a beretta 686 old 3" chamber but not steel proofed 12bore

What's best Comercial available foreshore goose load?

Cheers

[roughshooter]

Is it multichoke? If so then you wouldn't go far wrong with hevishot. If it is tightly fixed choke then you are probably stuck with 3" 46g Bismuth if you can find any!

[grahamch]

Kent tm 1.25 or 1.5 oz no 1 or 3s

[utectok]

Not a fixed choke but last hevi shot load I had to sell on as it needed steel proofed chambers

[TIDES EDGE]

I use Gambore 70mm steel through my 30year old 686 never thought about it not being proofed for steel ,have used hundreds

[kent]

Well I used a non-steel proofed Berretta with HP steel and I still use many other non-steel proofed guns with it (many were made before steel proof existed). No more than half choke at your own risk though, inspect the gun for soundness first. To be honest I think a good 30% of wildfowlers do likewise, it going to be hard to convince me that say a pre-steel magnum proofed Spanish gun cannot take it. You could always put it in for re-proof but they will shoot far greater pressure than required through it.

[Wildfowler12]

You won't go wrong with Eley Bismuth Will, it's not cheap but they're very effective. I think the last lot I got where Eley Forest 3' 46g, if I remember right they came in BB's, 1s and 3s.

[utectok]

Thanks for the advice guys sweet! No geese for ages yet but your right the gamebore 70mm Steel in 4 shot size is a good duck cart shame they add to the plastic junk in our seas though :( fibre wad would be nice

[utectok]

I'm thinking Long term collect empties and home brew new carts !

Edited August 26, 2013 by utectok

[TIDES EDGE]

Thanks for the advice guys sweet! No geese for ages yet but your right the gamebore 70mm Steel in 4 shot size is a good duck cart shame they add to the plastic junk in our seas though :( fibre wad would be nice

Fibre wad with steel shot now where have I heard that before I wonder if any body from Gamebore reads these posts

Well I used a non-steel proofed Berretta with HP steel and I still use many other non-steel proofed guns with it (many were made before steel proof existed). No more than half choke at your own risk though, inspect the gun for soundness first. To be honest I think a good 30% of wildfowlers do likewise, it going to be hard to convince me that say a pre-steel magnum proofed Spanish gun cannot take it. You could always put it in for re-proof but they will shoot far greater pressure than required through it.

Kent this must be a kentish thing as we are both of the same opinion

[utectok]

I think gamebore do a fiber wadded Steel but it to is for HP proofed steel guns where as the 70 mm load is plastic wad and for normal proofed guns

[Sir_Adam]

TMX!!! Super hard hitting