Good luck. I don’t feed steel to any double guns I own that I care about.
Best,
Ted
Ted, just wondering, I get the impression that you don't like steel shot and feel that it was pushed on shooters against their will. If so then I can relate as I don't like the steel shot either. I'm aware that some locations are only open to hunting with steel shot. So if I happen to be at one of those locations I really would like to know if my shotgun was built to handle steel.
I know you mentioned that you see nothing that would indicate that it is built to handle steel. From all of the known and recognizable steel proofs I'm aware of none are found on my double. However, it seems obvious to me and I think it's obvious to any shooter that my Kasuga is made from steel. It doesn't really make sense to me that they marked it steel because it's built from steel, rather I suspect that the steel proof is just that, a proof mark that the shotgun is safe for use with steel shot.
I found a couple of other Kasuga doubles on the web, both were documented as made in 1970's to 1980's. If the dates are accurate, then my shotgun would have been produced very late in the companies production. I think that Kasuga closed their doors mid 1980's. My serial number is quite a bit higher than the other two I've seen.
Any other opinions from forum members?
Thanks in advance
