raphael262 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 I know it's only recommended to use steel through half or less , I've just got a silver pigeon and on the chokes they say for example " SP - full" I'm assuming that's means "steel proof" as it does on other guns I have ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Small shot is no problem through tight chokes I have customers abroad who have put over 100,000 steel 7s through 3/4 and full choked krieghoffs and absolutely no problem. Only issue is with big shot in steel I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Small shot is no problem through tight chokes I have customers abroad who have put over 100,000 steel 7s through 3/4 and full choked krieghoffs and absolutely no problem. Only issue is with big shot in steel I believe. But if there was an issue shooting say 4 s 3s or 1s wouldn't they state it ? Not just print it as steel proof ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 The only way to know what SP Full means in reality is get your dial caliper out and measure the inside of the tube or bore. Remington for example marked the tubes on my 10 ga. lead mod-- steel full, they are fitting their findings to fit laymans terms. If I were shooting large pellets(steel 2 or larger) I would prefer .020 of choke. For anything smaller I wouldn't be too concerned provided the choke didn't exceed .030 of restriction. Tom Roster did extensive testing here with steel pellets as a part of a steel lethality study sponsored by the USFWS and did post mortem xrays and dissection to support his findings.He found you need 3-5 pellets at a given distance with adequate energy to provide a clean harvest. His advice to me via phone conversation was that the .020 was what he used in testing and I've seen him on his video harvesting large geese to 70 yds--consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 I use extra full extended Briley chokes with pretty much any sized steel shot. I would use steel 3 in any gun or choke, really, provided it has magnum proof and it's not falling to bits. I use tight chokes because I get very poor results with open ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigeon jim Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Terror.700 and 675 for me with all sizes of steel shot and hevi-shot, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B525 LIGHT Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Another vote for Briley here. IM or LF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 I shoot Improved modified with T shot in the 10 ga. with good result. It mics out at .020 in my barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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