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If Tom Roster says that the BSS (a Miroku) can get ring bulges, then I think the screw chokes are a good thing. Hopefully there's enough meat to install standard tubes.
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Any gun can get ring bulges if you shoot steel and:
- large enough shot;
- large enough loads;
- hot enough loads;
- wads with thin enough petals; and
- the gun has tight enough chokes.
And, of course, the less wall-thickness you have in the choke section of the barrels, the more likely you are to have a problem.
Screw chokes bring on a whole array of possible problems. They get stuck, they come loose and let gas get behind them, bulging the barrel. They get lost or bent out of round. It is true that all these problems are the result of mishandling, but I would say the same thing about shooting steel in a fixed choked barrel -- do it right and you will not have a problem.
P.S. That doesn't mean I recommend steel. It kills fine but is bad about breaking molars.
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I shot a SxS Miroku for years with .010 and .020 with mostly steel BBs and #3s. Totaly unaffected.
"Not all who wander are Lost"
-Hoppie 14'
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Those are chome bores, right? Wouldn't that make it more problematical to just open up? I have one too and put tubes in it. Other than the factory boring, they are really good 'fowlers.
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I'm with Shotgunjones and Postoak. I'd just go the TM and bismuth route. You'll get great performance - particularly from the TM - and I'll bet you net out in the black.
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I purchased some Kent Tungsten-Matrix last week for $167 per hundred, and was informed (by Ballistic Products) that when their current supply runs out, the cost will be $310 per hundred, plus shipping.
After this season, I think I'll just maybe going back to steel shot. It just might be the time to boycott these non-toxic prices, as it just should not cost that much.
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