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Thanks Bill. Understood and appreciated.
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Why do you need non-tox for upland game? Are you hunting in one of the few states that banned lead?
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Well, excellent question... No, we're in Idaho and can do pretty much as we want, however, the wife is a wildlife toxicologist and no very enamored of lead. I'm an old "leader" myself, but I do run into riparian quail hunts were a teal or wood duck may be encountered at close range and steel gives you more options. That said, most of my shooting is lead.
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If the chokes are more open in the gun, you would likely be ok. But personally, since you can use lead, I would personally not chance any damage by using steel.
I suggest either finding a suitable steel substitute for the gun, or tell her that using lead is the only option. OR, use a more modern gun suitable for steel.
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OK, that's what we wanted to know. Do NOT want to take a chance w/this gun. Thanks.
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Gun designed for steel, shoot steel. Gun not designed for steel, don't shoot steel. There will be no second guessing nor regret (the worst of emotions).
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09-08-2019, 05:55 PM | #9 | ||||||
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A pre - WWI Parker “Vulcan” (courtesy of Ron Graham) barrel was AISI 1015.
A post - WWI Parker “Vulcan” barrel (courtesy of Dave Suponski) was AISI 1030. Modern steel loads have a thick shot cup to protect the bores from scoring, but neither of those barrels were designed for steel.
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Makes sense - thx.
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