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steel shot/shotgun barrels
briguy
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Can steel shot be used in all shotgun barrels even old shotguns and slug barrels?
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The above applies to full and modified choke shotguns. If it's choked skeet or cylinder, not much you can do. Probably OK for steel?
As a viable option, if you don't mind molesting the barrel, you can have the barrel altered for choke tubes and use steel compatible tubes.
If you go with the choke tube option Do Not use old steel shot ammo in it. The shot cups in early ammo were the same as used in lead shot loads. Newer shot cups are made of tougher materials with thicker cup walls to prevent forcing cone and bore scoring.