Yup, like the guys said...too far. You cannot take those longer shots with steel as you would lead. Up here in Manitoba, we do a fair bit of pass shooting and we use 10ga for that. We handload 45gr Alliant Steel under 13/8oz of steel(BBB) This works for us but during those wonderful,rainy, hard blowing north winds, low cloud , waterfowlers`s dream weather, we all use our 12s for those closer shots when the geese are flying just off the deck. Also, you do not have to lead the birds as much as you would with lead. Hope this helps a bit and good luck on your next hunt.

Ron