Well yes i guess that does look like i am bragging. I do miss birds and i have had cripples. What i am saying is that i think this whole thing of how inferior steel is to lead is bogus. I know of plenty of folks that kill plenty of ducks with plain old xpert steel. I also know that of the folks ive spoken to in person that complain the most about steel shot are the ones i witness in the bays and marshes shooting at ducks at 80 and 100 yard ranges. These guys are crippling birds and watching them sail a half mile out into the lake to die. There are far more folks out there that have way to much false confidence in their equipment then knowledge of their own abilities.
Please tell me so if you can shoot ducks at 100 yards with lead and i'll shut up.