Backpacker Question!!

[Can-down]

Or just a side of the road grouse blaster.

[Fretman]

A guy I hunt with only uses steel for upland hunting. He says why add lead to your meat if you don't have to.

There is logic to this, lead poisoning is a serious underlying problem in todays polluted world! Steel is not recommended for the Backpacker or Outlaw however!

[sashi]

In the manual itself for the JW-87 (83) [Backpacker is JW-83], under page one Section 1:



Source: http://stevespages.com/pdf/century_j...29-shotgun.pdf or http://www.centuryarms.com/manuals/p...%29/index.html

So, probably not recommended, but CanAm might know better.

The manual I just received with my 16 ga. JW-83,--- says The shotgun is for hunting birds, medium and small game. The is no caution not to shoot steel. So I believe it is also good for steel shot, the barrel is plenty thick. But this is the newer model from Canada Ammo. Ive shot steel through it and everything is fine.

[sashi]

Clarification of model numbers. The JW-87 is a full length 12 gauge. The JW-83 is a full length 16 gauge. The term backpacker refers to the shortened barrel versions.

[TripleF]

Clarification of model numbers. The JW-87 is a full length 12 gauge. The JW-83 is a full length 16 gauge. The term backpacker refers to the shortened barrel versions.

I think you got it confused. JW-83 (Backpacker) is 12 GA, while JW-87 is the "a full length" 16 GA.

[sashi]

I think you got it confused. JW-83 (Backpacker) is 12 GA, while JW-87 is the "a full length" 16 GA.

Hi TripleF
Here is a picture of my JW-83 16 ga 30" barrel.

This is a picture of the JW87 28" bbl off the net.

Here is a page from the century arms manual, one the highlighted area.

ZhongZhou's model numbers are confusing but I think these are correct.

[TripleF]

Hi TripleF
Here is a picture of my JW-83 16 ga 30" barrel.
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This is a picture of the JW87 28" bbl off the net.
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Here is a page from the century arms manual, one the highlighted area.
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ZhongZhou's model numbers are confusing but I think these are correct.

I stand corrected. Thanks for the correction. I did not realize that there was a 16 GA JW-83; always thought that the manual was referring to the Gauge-dependency purely on the model, where I thought the JW-83 was the Backpacker in 12GA, only. Now I see there is a JW-83 16 GA non-Backpacker and JW-87 12GA.