My old 12 ga. BSS has never been babied, at least not since I got it about 9-10 years ago. I have shot untold 3" steel duck loads through it, along with many, many 1 oz. and 1 1/8 oz. loads. It has really been shot a lot, and eventually the right barrel came off face by about .002"-.003". I shimmed the hook, which corrected it, and continue to feed it whatever makes itself available. 3 inch chambers, ejectors, 30" barrels, choked .018" and .018", 7 lbs. 11 oz.. It punched me into M class at the 2010 US Open in Tunica. It's a tough ol' nut, with a great single, non-selective trigger (that's the reason it is now choked the same in both barrels).
In a local beaver pond.
In the "Root-Wad Hole", L' Anguille river bottoms, Caldwell, AR
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