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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: phishisgroovin on November 07, 2010, 05:28:48 PM

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Title: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: phishisgroovin on November 07, 2010, 05:28:48 PM

My old Ithaca XL300 semi auto shotgun cant shoot steel ammo, is there any other ammo i can use in it for Ducks and other waterfowl besides steel?

Same with my Marlin 55 original goose gun.

Title: Re: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: jab89 on November 07, 2010, 05:37:22 PM

look in to Bismuth or Heavyshot classic doubles. its spendy though

Title: Re: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: TheHunt on November 07, 2010, 05:38:39 PM

I think it would be easier to get a Rem 870

Title: Re: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 07, 2010, 05:44:02 PM

yeah, there is lead substitutes that are softer like lead. tungsten heavyshot etc.

Title: Re: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: boots on November 07, 2010, 06:26:51 PM

There are other non toxics like mentioned above. bismuth and hevishot to name a couple. The other non tox options are more expensive than steel generally

Title: Re: Waterfowl ammo?
Post by: CP on November 08, 2010, 07:00:10 AM

You can also have the choke opened up so your gun can safely shoot steel.  If you are going to do a lot of waterfowl hunting that would be the cheaper option.