That's why I bought a 12 gauge pump and switched to waterfowl. September through the end of February, can't beat that.
Should have bought a Model 21. Talk about scarce.
That can be rectified if you have the $. There are few good 3" ones on GunsInternational now. One with flat-side receiver and 32" will be most desirable, therefore, most expensive to buy. The prices are high because Winchester boys have deeper pockets than many out there. From practical point of view you will not be able to use Tungstem-Nickel-Iron-Tin shot because it is not compatible with old guns having soft-soldered barrels and tight choking. I have no experience with this shot, but years ago Sporting Gun had an excellent article on the stuff. It is heaver than lead and not perfectly round shot adds to pattern density at long range. It was reported that one can actually go down in size and still kill dead at same range as with lead which is exactly the opposite of what poor folks using steel have to do. It is too be used in modern guns with proof of at least 1200BAR choke modified or less. To avoid barrel damage they suggested using only cartridges which hulls in fired state equal to chamber length of the gun. The cost per typical shell is $4 or more.
