Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters I want to use my Winchester Heavy Duck for Waterfowl.What ammo won't hurt my 1939 Baby?

Steel is a NO NO (Use that in the Benellis)
So there seems to be alot of alternatives ..Tungsten Busmuth and others! Would like the more affordable stuff BUT don't want to hurt that choke/barrel! She is a sweet 32" Full Heavy Duck...Smokes clays with Trap Loads!🦆🦆❤❤🤠
Thanks Gents

Bismuth is probably your best choice.

Bismuth, but start saving your pennies!

I use bismuth in my model 12's and 21's and in Parker's.

I went to bismuth for my Remington Model 32. No problems, and it swats pheasants hard.





Regards, Guy

You can't use lead on pheasants?

Thanks Guys! Is there a brand preferred ??

In recent years I have mostly used Kent bismuth ammo, which works very well.

You can also handload bismuth shot--if you can find any.

You should check out the BOSS Shotshells loaded with copper plated bismuth shot: https://bossshotshells.com/ Loaded in MI by folks that are AVID bird hunters!

Bismuth from boss shotshells and never look back.

Ballistic Products is showing most Bismuth shot sizes to be in stock. Ungodly expensive though - makes me glad I'm not out goose hunting every weekend anymore.

I loaded my own steel for years and got a better shell for les money. When I went to bismuth it was cheaper delivered to my house than I could load it.

Limited experience with the Boss Bismuth, but from the little I've used it, I've been impressed. True test will be in SD later this month. Planning on using Boss bismuth in both my 16 and 20.

Boss

Do yourself a favor take some ordinary 2 3/4" high brass loads out and shoot them testing for function if they eject fine try a couple of 3" loads to see if they eject allright. I have had 2 3" duck models where some previous owner cleaned up the barrel chamber making it larger than the chamber extension ring causing the shell head to expand larger than the chamber ring. Doesn't happen to just duck models either I have a 2 3/4" field gun with the same problem so I only used loads made in low brass hulls. The Kent bismuth loads are superb..mb

Will do!
Thank you !👍🤠

RST shells. Strictly loaded for vintage shotguns.

www.rstshells.com

I bought 2 cases of Boss shells this year.. In 12ga and 16 ga..Order them now. My buddies used Boss last year and loved them.. I got a swan permit and am going to use my 16ga model 37..