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If it was designed for it, yes. If not, no.
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What can you shoot through a Remington 870 tb wingmaster shotgun can you shoot steel or slugs or just lead?
with the wingmaster barrel you can only shoot lead, but if you change the barrel to a slugster you can shoot slugs and buckshot, they also have a barrel for steel shot to.
Browning A-5 Ser H90671 barrel is marked on top with M over a 529 is this the original barrel and can the barrel be altered to shoot steel shot?
You will need a replacemetn barrel that is rated for steel shot.
How can you tell if Remington 1100 can shoot steel shot?
As long as the barrel was made after 1950 and does NOT have a full choke, you will be able to shoot steel #2 or smaller.
Can you shoot steel shot with a fixed full choke barrel?
NOT RECOMMENDED unless you are in a life or death situation.
Can you shoot lead out of a steel choke?
Yes. Lead shot may be safely fired from a shotgun that is made for steel shot. Problems arise when you fire steel shot from an older shotgun that is made for lead shot only- the barrel is softer metal, and make be scratched by the steel shot.
Can you shoot steel shot through a sweet 16?
Unless they have been rebarreled, or a newer choke tube installed, no. The Sweet 16 was made at a time when all shot were lead, and the barrels are softer steel. Steel shot will damage the barrel.
What does the manufacturer of the Ted Williams model 1200 12 gauge shot gun say about shooting steel shot Can I shoot steel shot in my model 1200 12 gauge?
You can, but, it will cause a slight bulge in the barrel.
Can you use steel shot in a lead barrel?
Assuming you mean a barrel that is for lead pellets, if the barrel is not rifled, steel shot will not damage the smooth barrel. If it is rifled however, steel shot will in fact damage the rifling.
Can a Harrington and Richardson 20 gauge Topper Classic shoot steel shot for waterfowl?
If your gun is older than 1990 I wouldn't. Not saying it will destroy the barrel but steel shot is harder than lead and before steel shot came into use most manufacturers had no reason to test the barrels for steel use. It can damage the barrel or worse. If your gun is older than 1990 I wouldn't. Not saying it will destroy the barrel but steel shot is harder than lead and before steel shot came into use most manufacturers had no reason to test the barrels for steel use. It can damage the barrel or worse.
Will a 16 gauge full choke shoot steel shot?
If it was made to shoot steel shot and has interchangeable chokes.
Can you shoot buckshot out of a skeet barrel?
Yes you can. Lead Shot is Lead Shot. I shoot all kinds of different sizes of shot out of my Mossberg and Remington Shotguns. What you do not want to do is shot a slug out of barrel made for shot. Get a rifled barrel for that.
Can you shoot steel shot in shotguns made before steel shot was manitory?
Yes. ******* However, some makers reccommend that steel shot not be used in older guns due to accelerated wear of the barrel at the choke Softer steels used in SOME barrels). When in doubt, check with the maker.
