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Apr 7, 2023 · The steel #6 shot that starts out 200 fps slower has 30.26% more energy and 16.13% more gel penetration at 37.4 yards. The 1450 fps steel #7 shot starts out 16% faster …

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Apr 7, 2023 · The steel #6 shot that starts out 200 fps slower has 30.26% more energy and 16.13% more gel penetration at 37.4 yards. The 1450 fps steel #7 shot starts out 16% faster …

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Dec 9, 2013 · Xpert Steel 2 3/4" 3/4 oz #7 steel (327 pellets) -- M / 272 (83%) Pattern results from a 12-gauge Browning Citori with 28" Invector-plus barrels using Briley flush chokes (patterns …

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How do you calculate a steel shot vs a lead shot?

Steel #6 = lead #7 1/2. Steel #7 = lead #8. You can try this equation: volume of a sphere x mass density = mass. Just because a Master class or AA class shooter shooting steel shot can beat a D or E class shooter that is shooting lead, it doesn't make steel shot as good as lead shot. ...

Is steel good for sporting clays?

It actual practice, steel works fine for sporting clays in size 6 and 7. The lack of energy/penetration compared to lead doesn't matter nearly as much on brittle clay targets as it does on live game. "Train like you have never won, compete like you have never lost." How effective is steel shot for sporting clays? ...

Are steel shells painful to shoot if you're sensitive to recoil?

So steel shells can be very painful to shoot if you are sensitive to recoil at all. Yes, bigger pellets slow down more during flight to target, but not enough to require shooting them at 1,350 ft/sec. We need someone to bring out a line steel target shells with #7 shot at say 1,250 ft/sec. That would do the job with tolerable recoil. ...

Can you break a clay with a steel shell?

The manufacturers must think that you can’t break a clay with a similar weight but larger diameter pellet to lead unless it is moving at the muzzle 200 or more ft/sec faster than is common for lead pellets. So steel shells can be very painful to shoot if you are sensitive to recoil at all. ...

Is steel a good target shell?

Compared to bargain basement lead shells, steel is more expensive. Compared to premium, high antimony lead target shells it is not. One local club (Richmond) requires steel and clays break fine. I shoot 6's and IC chokes ...

What is the difference between a sporting clays and a 11 87?

The Sporting Clays gun has a shorter magazine and forearm, but the barrel ring is in the same place as a regular 11-87. The 11-87 barrels are interchangeable. I currently have a 30” barrel that is 3” rated, installed on my Sporting Clays gun. It originally came with a 28” 2 3/4” only Target barrel. ...