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Dave Erickson, You did good. I bought a case of BIS-Maxx when I first got my big BSS. It was okay - about like a high-speed steel load. The new Kent Bismuth is actually much better and significantly cheaper. Since then, I got Briley thin-walled tubes installed. If Kent had come out with Bismuth before I got the tubes installed then I probably would have left it a M/F gun and stayed with Bismuth.  
Last edited by Rubberhead; 06/23/20 09:43 PM.
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Steel got a deserved bad reputation when it first came out, but modern steel is quite good. I stick with #2's and #3's and they kill ducks very well. I agree 100%, about the loads and the gun. M & M has worked fine in mine for many years, and continues to. And for clays, the same gun won the AA Class S x S at the 2010 U S Open Sporting Clays Championship. SRH
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At some point I could have Briley's installed. Then I could dial it in for either bismuth or steel, and have options at the clay ranges. Really looking forward to taking ducks with it!
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Really looking forward to taking ducks with it! I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures but don't stop at just ducks... 
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Makes me wonder why I waited so long.
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Bismuth hits a little harder than steel. So, there is at least one good reason. It hits a little harder but costs a lot more. If you only hunt ducks a couple times a year, its fine. But if you are out a couple times a week in a 108-day season, the cost adds up fast. I much prefer the old tungsten blends (tungsten-polymer, tungsten-iron, tungsten-steel, etc.), but I only use those on special hunts (e.g., 800 mile trips for two days of hunting). I have a decent supply of tungsten and bismuth, and the bismuth stays in the garage until I run out of the good stuff. My everyday load is #2 or 3 steel at 1450, works pretty well. The BSS will digest anything you run thru it. Old doubles are a different story.
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Just another muddy shotgun. It uses bismuth. I can live with the expense. 
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Brent, what is that and what made you select it for duck hunting?
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Dave, It's a special order Greener made in 1903. I like it because it is a very nice gun, fits me well, is fun to shoot. Has roughly an M/F set of chokes and kills ducks and pheasants very well. 
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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Nice gun and a touch of class in the stinky muck.
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