We had hunter/guests here this year from New York, Pa, Ga, NM,Co,Ark and the great state of TEXAS. All, of these folks, ALL, shot Good SidexSides. When the subject of cost of Non tox cartridges came up, they mostly opined that it was not a factor as relates to their hunting plans. I believe them.
New subject: We have all read about the effectivness of steel shot as compared to lead. (killing power) Convincing my wife that it was needed for research, I bought a brandy new Cz/Huglu 12 bore the other day. I have had it in the field 3 days now, couple hours per day, and have harvested 9 roosters,fireing 11 shots, using #4 STEEL shot. 2 of those shots were clean misses. Of the 9 birds hit, 7 were as dead as these tough Ks. roosters ever get when they hit the ground. 1 needed a lil looking by my dog, and one required a spirited "catch em" by same dog. Ratio, I would guess, about the same as if I had been using lead. The only concession I made to using steel, was to pass up a few birds that I would have taken with the "Big 10 E" and Joe Woods special loads. So, what does this prove? I dunno, I found it interesting and worth sharing. For the good of the sport, I will continue my research ,in the field, until the close of the season .........
