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duckhunter
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I just bought a nice Remington 11-48 16 ga with a mod choke. What kind of problems will I have if I shoot steel shot??
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You should have no problems shooting steel from a mod choke. Most manufacturers state that steel is ok for mod and wider chokes.
he is right on
but the question is how hard is it to find settl in 16 ga [?]
i have never seen it around here
I believe that steel shot will score that barrel. When those old Remingtons were built shooting steel shot was probably not considered. This is the reason that the bismuth/tungsten matrix ad nauseum shot types were developed so that people would not have to retire their older high grade guns to keep from ruining the barrels. The 11/48 guns were not built much after the 1960 time frame which marked the advent of the Model '58. They probably also have soft barrels. If you ask Remington directly I think you'll get good advice.
Regards,
OleDuk[:)][:)]
While the tungsten matrix and bismuth cost a bit more, you will get better long range performance out of them as they are more dense and will hold more velocity at long range like lead does.