Steel Shot Specials

[Herb Hewlett]

How would a laymen know if he has an unmarked 12 ga ss?Is any 28"brl.,3" chambered repro a steel shot? If so are the values higher?

[MD*GSP]

Originally Posted by Herb Hewlett

How would a laymen know if he has an unmarked 12 ga ss?Is any 28"brl.,3" chambered repro a steel shot? If so are the values higher?

28" barrels choked IC/MOD would be akin to a Steel Shot Spec, Herb. Now of course that doesn't take into account that the geometry of the chokes between a D-grade and a SSS may very well be different..mine are.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Herb Hewlett

How would a laymen know if he has an unmarked 12 ga ss?Is any 28"brl.,3" chambered repro a steel shot? If so are the values higher?

Is your gun factory choked IC/M or M/F?

If IC/M, you can say "it's just like a SSS, but it doesn't have the SS stamps, lacks the chrome lined choke area, nor does it have the same choke geometry of a bonafide SSS". If M/F, then it's a standard DHE.

IMHO, a bonafide SSS with the SS stamps, chrome lined choke area and choke geometry will command a premium over a standard DHE version.