What type of Ammo?

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Hello,

I have an Iticha XL300 semi auto 12 guage 2 3/4 with full choke.

What type of ammo should use for duck hunting. I heard that I cannot use steel in a full choke and I want to remain legal.

Any and all direction appreciated.
 
Wabana said:
Hello,

I have an Iticha XL300 semi auto 12 guage 2 3/4 with full choke.

What type of ammo should use for duck hunting. I heard that I cannot use steel in a full choke and I want to remain legal.

Any and all direction appreciated.
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I would take it to a good gun shop and either have the choke opened up to mod which is not expensive or choke tubes fitted.Then shoot high speed steel.
 
Yep, spend the $75 to $100 to get the choke reemed to a Modified because the alternatives to steel start at around $40 for 25 or $40 for 10 shots (Hevi-shot etc.).
 
There's no legal issue with the full choke. You must legally use non-tox shot for migratory birds. Steel being the cheapest of these loads is very hard and won't compress thru a full choke, especially larger pellet sizes. You could bulge the barrel ahead of the choke shooting steel. If you get the choke opened to Modified as mentioned, it should still pattern well with steel without the risk of barrel damage.
 
I have had the best patterns with steel shot out of an improved cylinder choke. Remember you should bump up your steel shot size 2X over your preferred lead shot size (#2 steel instead of #4 lead).
 
Wabana, if you need to shoot non - toxic ammo and you do not want to open up the choke for steel shot, there is an answer. It is called Kent Tungsten Matrix ammunition and it is tungsten dust suspended in a polymer ball. This gives the same density and malleability as lead, so shooting it out of a full choke is OK. In addition, it has the same (maybe a little better) killing effect as lead shot. You can become very unpopular as you pick off the ducks just outside of the range of the steel shot users. It is truly wonderful ammunition, available in 2 3/4, 3 and 3 1/2 inch loads.

The drawback is that it is really expensive - think $4 per shot. This is OK if you are just hunting waterfowl occasionally, but could be prohibitive if you shoot ducks and geese all season long.

If you hand load then there is NiceShot available, similar density and softness as lead and an approved non - toxic shot. No factory ammo loaded with it in Canada, though.


Sharptail
 
Thanks folks

Great info. Now I just need to find someone on PEI who can open the choke
 
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