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shrike
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Re: Thumbs Down to Steel Shot!
      14/01/05 08:25 AM

Steel shot W_A_S hell on barrels.
The modern steel loads have much progressed in the last 15 years. Shotcups are much thicker,all but eliminating barel scorching, better powders have been develloped and steel is probably as good as it will ever get.
However for steel, 24/1000 constriction is tight.
I too have a lovely open choked Sauer SxS which I will never shoot with steel. Not because steel scorches the barrel it does not with thick plastic wads, but because our Sauer was not designed to take the much higher pressures of the steel loads. Your Sauer would sooner then later shoot loose.
European light doubles are not designed to shoot heavy pay-loads. They kick too much in those light guns.
I have a dutch friend who has a beautifull open choked Merkel SxS which he shoots with heavy Fiochi steel loads. First of all it kicks the hell out of you, the barrels are not scorched, but the gun will shoot loose a lot faster.

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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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