I shot my BSS off face on the right barrel with years of steel loads, not hyper-velocity stuff, either.

I can't see how the composition of the payload can be any harsher on the jointing on a break action gun, Dustin. It must be just the combination of heavier (1 1/4 oz. and up) and higher velocities that does it? I can't imagine the fact that the shot is steel, as opposed to lead, playing a part in a gun coming off face. Am I missing something?

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