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I’m an Encore fan and have been looking at a SSK 410 pistol barrel, but according to the Oklahoma regs (which is the only place I hunt turkeys), it may or may not be legal.

So there is a correct understanding, only the choke tube has signs of wear, and only about 1/2 of the parallel portion. 2/3rds or more of the tube has no signs of wear. I suspect it's the porting that is grabbing the shot cup and allowing pellets to get out ahead of the shot cup and make contact with the choke tube. There are no wad stripping rings in the Indian Creek .410 tube like there are in the 20, 12 and 10 gauge tubes. But the porting must be doing the same job. I've shot the same TSS loads out of the OEM flush FULL tube and through a Carlsons .385 TSS tube without porting and there are no signs of pellet contact like there is in the Indian Creek.

I've only shot Federal Heavyweioght TSS with the flight control wad. I've recovered several wads and note they are pretty thick walled and fairly stiff plastic. They aren't split to the end like traditional shot cups and only have slits in the middle, presumably to let it expand to fill the bore (but in thruth, I don't know when that mid-wad expension occurs). Whatever, it seems to protect the bore very well.

Here's a 12 gauge wad I shot out of my Benelli:

My thought was about the "old" steel of the barrel. But I'll never know as the chances of me getting another one are very slim to none... lol! I've seen more than one "old" shotgun barrel scored by steel shot.

I have a T/C Contender with a 16” vent rib barrel that JR Schultz put straight rifling in and installed a custom choke

I've got a Stevens 301 and a Mossberg International SA410. My 410 has killed quiet a few gobbles over the last 3 years. I should have the 301 setup by mid week I'm gonna try to take one bird with it.