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Steel shot. Seems pretty straightforward as a solution. The performance is not quite as good and it's more expensive, I assume.
by pineconewarrior 5y ago
Steel shot. Seems pretty straightforward as a solution. The performance is not quite as good and it's more expensive, I assume.
- thrower123 5y agoSteel shot is terrible. I don't know exactly why, but I have seen geese have the feathers blown off of them, you can see them shiver in the sky as they get pelted, and the will wobble and shrug it off. Usually to get just far enough away that they die in a place where they are irretrievable. Lead would stagger them enough that they'd go right down. The newer bismuth and tungsten rounds are almost as good, but at something like $5/round, it's absurd.
- pineconewarrior 5y agoYes indeed. You have to reduce distance quite a bit to get the same stopping power, due to the difference in sectional density. Furthermore, lead ammunition deforms as it penetrates - steel does not - which leads to less internal damage and a higher rate of target survival.