I emailed winchester and remington about this stuff a few years ago--my Remington extended choke tube said "for lead shot only", so I asked both of them whether I could shoot it through a lead-shot gun. Winchester said it was significantly harder than lead, but softer than steel or hevishot. Remington said no, I could not shoot anything but lead through my lead-only tube. Since it's a $200 shotgun and an extended choke tube, I figured 2 shells per year through it wouldn't hurt, and I haven't looked back. I also experienced significantly longer range than lead with this stuff, but have not compared to the other hevi-type stuff.
I probably would not shoot it through a parker though--it is hard stuff, and I don't know that any Parker qualifies as "most guns" to a modern ammo company.
Edit--if you can stick to a 35 yard shot, then why bother with the expensive designer turkey ammo and risk damaging your nice old gun?
Last edited by David Furman; 03/11/10 08:32 PM.
