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Old 08-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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A lot of older hunters use to load regular B B's, like a red ryder bb gun uses. When the steel shot mandate started, some that I know, took their guns to a gunsmith to have the choke opened , as their guns were mostly bored full choke. The gunsmith told them after measuring the bbl., that the guns choke had been opened. and said if they had reloaded the hulls hulls with steel bb's, that would cause it. So I wouldn't worry too much about shooting steel, unless you use shot larger than bb size. In older sxs, the steel might cause the bbl.'s to seperate at the muzzel. Personally, I use 2 3/4 shells in size 4 and find that over decoys, it works fine. With late season ducks, they seem to be a little harder to kill, so I will use 3 inch 3's, if I can find them. The main difference between 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells is with a slightly longer shell, you can get more pellets in the 3 incher. And it's pellet hits that kills the birds. The faster shot does seem to work better, but the velocity drops off fast with steel, so I wonder if the extra kick on the shoulder is worth it.
If you can, and you may find it difficult, try to see if you can hunt with an experienced hunter. The reason it is hard is that groups develop over time and it's hard to get in with an established hunt group. I did not start in with waterfowl until my early 40's and was most fortunate to find a young hunter whose Dad had taught him from an early age, but the cold was too hard on his Dad's legs for him to hunt. So it was an opposite case of the younger teaching an older.
Good Luck as it is a wonderful sport and the birds deserve your respect.
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Old 08-09-2010, 06:15 PM
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I use #4 steel shot for the early teal season, Then switch to #2 steel shot for big duck season. My reasoning is simple - I pick the smallest size shot that I KNOW will go all the way through ducks so I & family don't bite down on a pellet!

PS: I usually use an improved cylinder choke for ducks over decoys.
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Old 08-09-2010, 08:12 PM
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I think you should use rainbow shot. It's what most spamming morons use.
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Old 08-10-2010, 05:53 AM
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Be careful with choke tube selection. A ic choke for lead will b a modified for steel. Mod for lead is full for steel. Just a fyi
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Colorado Luckydog
I think you should use rainbow shot. It's what most spamming morons use.
Colorado Luckydog,

Me???
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Old 08-10-2010, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RaySendero
Colorado Luckydog,

Me???
No not you. The original poster. The only reason he posted was to have his web site up for you to click on it. He wants to sell whatever it is on Choy yung tea or whatever it was. The op is nothing but a spammer.

Sorry, I wasn't clear.

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Old 08-11-2010, 10:02 PM
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good call colorado luckydog. didnt notice that.
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