But he neglects to tell you that the steel shot with its' better pattern percentage contains significantly less shot per ounce because of its' lesser density or specific gravity.
In reality a lesser density in the shot mat'l results in more pellets per ounce. The fly in the ointment though is in order to maintain any semblance of killing power it is necessary to increase shot size by at least two sizes. Thus 1oz of #4 steel for instance would contain less shot than 1oz of lead #6. With this switch you still end up with a lesser number of less efficient pellets. 1oz of #6 steel would contain more pellets than 1oz of #6 lead, but would be considered as more of a replacement for #7˝ or #8 lead.
