RE: steel shot sucks
Steel shot ain't the greatest but I am bringing them down with a 2 3/4 bb consistantly. You just gotta work that much harder to make the perfect shot and get them in close. We have guys shooting 3 1/2 in bismoth and they are shooting birds at close to 50 yards- thats fine but at that range you pattern is so big and there is more of a chance for birds to leave your spread. I shoot an Ithica model 51 featherlight and can only use 2 3/4 shells its gota fixed modified barrel and I can get birds to fall consistantly- Just work to get the birds close and make better decisions when it comes to shot placement