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Originally Posted by kachingchingpow
I do quite a bit of bird hunting, infact I'm going duck hunting on my club this weekend.
Serious bird hunters have gotten more particular about patterning, and lethality than not. Given that their FAQ sez that they'll pattern similiar to steel tells me that they won't be selling much of this stuff. They might go good with the black-eyed pea shotshells my uncle used to make that he'd dust nusiance dogs and daughters boyfriends with. He'd cut the top off a shotshell, dump peas into them and just put masking tape across them. They would definately leave some welts.
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Funny, I always just used rocksalt.
First of all, last time I checked, the only game requiring steel shot are migratory waterfowl.
Second, the reason people did not want to switch from lead to steel was the reduced range and patterning issues associated with a less dense shot like steel. This had led to the introduction of shot denser than steel, like bismuth and tungsten based shot. Lighter shot equals less range and less penetration. Larger birds like duck, goose, and turkey are prety well armored.
Finally, I do not see anything that will dissolve at normal cooking temps and is non-toxic as denser than steel. In fact, I see a lot of missed shots and wounded birds from this, with a range well under 20 yards. I may be wrong, but I will have to see this work to believe it.
TR