I hear all sorts of things when it comes to steel out of an old SxS. One of those things is that the steel shot will damage the softer steel in the barrels of old doubles. Then I hear that the steel shot rides in the shot cup and doesn't contact the bore. So if this is true, what damage would be caused if the chokes were opened up like other guns to allow the shot to expand? I am just curious as a lot of speculation exists when ever something is changed without really any known facts. And even of damaged barrels, how many can be positively identified that the damage was caused from the shot as opposed to other causes. As I said, I am curious. I used to work in an automotive dealership and when unleaded fuel came in the speculation was that the valves in engines would need grinding constantly. Well exactly the opposite was true. Vavle grinds are pretty much a thing of the past and the engines have less carbon build up than before. So just wondering how much of steel shot problems was "speculation"?
Last edited by gunsaholic; 07/18/11 09:33 AM.
