pedersoil steel shot

[colt100]

Can you use steel shot (loaded like lead w/o shot cups) in chromed lined pedersoli shotguns?

I thought that this was a no-no even with the chromed lined but I was looking on Cabela's site today and they are claiming that the shotguns they sell are chromed lined for use with steel shot.

What's up with this?

 

[Thomas Hawkins]

Colt,

Many shotguns have chrome barrels, but any that use steel always use a shot cup. The shot is so hard it can bunch up and mar your barrel. If you hunt water fowl you must use steel or some non toxic shot. Use a more open choke like a Mod or Imp Cyl. Try not to shoot big steel like T's or F's as they can bunch up and cause a bulge.

Tom Hawkins

 

[colt100]

That's what I thought. I normally use bismuth but will have to search for another type of shot as the supply is gone of the bismuth :shake: .

I'm surprised that Cabela's put this on their web site as it indicated to me that as long as the barrel was chromed lined, you could use steel shot.

I'm not a big fan of steel shot anyway.

 

[tireland]

I have a 20ga. SXS that I bought from Cabelas a few years ago and when I contacted Pedersoli they said steel shot only with a shot cup.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

I'd NEVER take advise from Cabelas. Just reading the descriptions of guns in their catalog should be enough to convince anyone that their advertising folks are "know-nothings" in regard to muzzleloaders. They take a replica of the 1861 Navy Colt, shorten the barrel to 5 1/2", flute the cylinder and call it an "1862 Army Police model", as if there was ever such a thing. I personally know of people who bought that gun thinking it was the totally different 1862 Police model only to find the only similarity is caliber.