CJO, several years ago, I bought a bunch of steel 3 1/2" tens at about five bucks a box. At that price, I made a decision to do all of my waterfowl shooting with a mag ten until those five dollar shells were gone. It has been a struggle some days to carry the big gun, but the up side is some of the shots I have made. My gun of choice for the steel shells is an AYA lightweight ejector with case colored receiver and factory buttplate. At 9 1/2 pounds or less, it isn't too much of a burden.