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I saw a Browning Sporter for sale on GI and the barrel stamping read "special steel 2 3/4 and 3." Were those barrels steel shot safe or proofed for steel shot or does that refer to some Browning in house barrel steel metallurgy like Winchester steel?
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multiple customers advise that browning bss guns with open chokes are suitable for steel shot...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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I have shot steel in my BSS 20 Sporter with no problems, choked about SK/LT Mod. On our duck opener a few days ago, my blind partner shot his limit using steel in a BSS 12 fitted with Brileys, no issues. He was shooting Fasteel 3" #1 and #2.
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Browning advises that their Japanese-made guns are appropriate for use with steel.
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I have a Charles Daly/Miroku 500 12ga 28" barrels someone opened to IC & Mod. I shoot steel down to #2 in it with no damage that I perceive...Geo
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Browning website does not advise shooting steel shot in the BSS, however it is quite common practice in Western Canada.
Opened up chokes are recommended, and shot not larger than #2 in Modified choke.
Your gun, your risk.
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May I suggest bismuth instead of steel shot? The price has come down considerably and in my experience, it kills better than steel. No risk to the gun and no ballistic downside.
-Shoot Straight, IM
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Bismuth's better, steel's still cheaper. Both will Keel...Geo
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Browning website does not advise shooting steel shot in the BSS, however it is quite common practice in Western Canada.
Opened up chokes are recommended, and shot not larger than #2 in Modified choke.
Your gun, your risk. Interesting. I wonder if they recently changed their guidance. IIRC, their warning used to apply mainly to Belgian-made guns. Of course there's the general advice that it's not a good idea to shoot steel through chokes tighter than modified.
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