Today's steel shot kills just fine. Sure, shots beyond 40 yards with small shot are not likely to kill cleanly, but if you are shooting that far you either need to put away your duck call, hide a little better, or go to a larger shot size.

Many of the new non-toxics out there perform much better than steel (and even better than lead), but you pay for it.

IMO, limit your shots to a reasonable range, spend some time on clays, and you'll only need the new non-toxics for the vintage guns.

Todd

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