I've known a lot of guys that have shot some steel through vintage guns without any trouble. I've done it myself, in a 97 Winchester, a Stevens, and even a Parker in an emergency situation. But I've also seen fixed choke 870 and 1100 Remingtons damaged by it. But that was all in the early days, haven't seen one in a long time. Worst I ever saw was in an early Stevens Arms & Tool pump gun that a boy I went to high school had. It had deep scratches all up and down the bores, though again, that was with the early nasty steel.
Seems like I've read where Worth Matheson talks about having shot cases of steel loads through an LC Smith with no problems.
Hell I know somebody that shot Hevi-Shot through a Bernard Steel CH Parker this past season without any damage. Though I don't know as I'd keep that up on a regular basis, I think it would only be a matter of time.
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Last edited by MarketHunter; 01/25/08 03:47 AM.
