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470Rigby
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Thumbs Down to Steel Shot!
      22/03/04 09:45 AM

After employing every ruse possible to avoid using steel shot, I finally succumbed during the opening of the Duck Season here in Victoria, Australia last weekend. Using 36 gram Remington Nitro Steel Magnums in #2 shot and Teague skeet chokes in a Model 10 Miroku, everything within 30 yards was stone cold dead, but much beyond that - forget it!

My shooting buddy, a much better shot (having represented Autralia in Trapshooting - his 2004 score card currently shows 675 straight!), using a tighter choked gun with 32 gram #3's (RIO/RC/Saga) really struggled! Couldn't bring down a Mountain Duck at 25 yards - close enough to hear it squark and see feathers every time it was hit, and beyond that range - lots of hits on Black Duck and Teal - but obviously no penetration.

I reckon we've been sold a "bill of goods" with this crap! A mate that shot in New Zealand recently saw some incredibly tight/even patterns shot with Tungsten/Polymer. Has anybody any experience with it on Duck/geese to report?


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* Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! 470Rigby 22/03/04 09:45 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! MacNaughton   11/02/05 12:55 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! shrike   14/01/05 08:02 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! mikeh416Rigby   05/10/04 02:47 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! jgttechjunkie   26/09/04 10:18 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! Chasseur   29/09/04 05:03 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! Marrakai   29/09/04 07:40 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! ThomasEdwards   22/03/04 12:00 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! 470Rigby   22/03/04 03:48 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! ThomasEdwards   22/03/04 07:12 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! ThomasEdwards   23/03/04 10:32 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! iqbal   23/03/04 02:39 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! luv2safari   23/03/04 06:36 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! shrike   14/01/05 08:25 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! 470Rigby   26/03/04 11:41 AM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! luv2safari   30/03/04 03:04 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! 8x56mn   30/03/04 06:38 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! cr500   21/04/04 05:28 PM
. * * Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot! 470Rigby   22/04/04 11:23 PM

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