Guys,

The EPIC Game Fair thread has got me thinking... but I am bit confused by the whole steel shot in vintage guns conversation. I have seen high speed camera video of shotguns being fired. The wad continues to cup the shot until it all exits the muzzle, at which time they separate. So why would it matter if you fired steel shot or lead? Would the wad separate the shot from the barrel wall? It seems to me that the bore would be protected.. or is that totally wrong?

I couldn't find a high speed video to post but I did find this picture. You can clearly see that the wad and shot stay together until exiting the barrel. So please educate me!

-Adam



Last edited by Adam Stinson; 07/04/11 01:15 PM.