Steel and Older Shotguns

  • Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    January 23, 2012 at 1:42 pm #210224

    I have always read not to shoot steel through older shotgun barrels. What classifies as “older”? Is there a date (approximate) cutoff for which barrels can handle it and which cannot?

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18100
    January 23, 2012 at 1:50 pm #117900

    I wouldn’t shoot steel through anything without a removable choke system. At least not very much.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    January 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm #117904

    Quote:

    I wouldn’t shoot steel through anything without a removable choke system.


    Thanks
    Kind of what I was thinking.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18942
    January 23, 2012 at 2:51 pm #117907

    I remember getting a class action payment for my old 870 so Remington couldn’t be held liable if I broke the barrel using steel. I have done it many times over the years before that because nobody said there was a problem with it.

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 12483
    January 23, 2012 at 6:47 pm #117912

    As long as the OLD gun has a IC or Mod. barrel I think you will be OK – If it is a Full I’d not shoot any steel shot thru it. You can have choke Tubs installed for not to much $. I have several old Full choke barrels cut down and tube’s installed about 10 years ago. I think the cost was right around $80.00 and that included 1 ckoke tube

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