Stupid question of the week: if I have choke tubes installed can I shoot steel?

[1KPerDay]

Hi,
can steel be shot through pretty much any modernish barrel as long as the choke is not too tight? I have an 1100 magnum with a fixed full choke and it's pretty much worthless since the non-toxic craze (unless I take up turkey hunting or trap shooting). So if I had it threaded for remchokes, could I shoot steel through it or is there another factor that needs consideration?

 

[rcmodel]

Yes you can.

Remington barrels have always been plenty thick, and if Rem-Chokes are installed it would be fine with steel shot.

Try Carlsons for great price & service.
http://www.choketube.com/instal.html

rc

 

[harmonic]

Tagged for reference. RC, do they do any other work, such as installing rifle sights on shotguns?

 

[1KPerDay]

Hmmm... pricey. How much is a used rem-choke barrel?

This will come in handy when measuring my other fixed-choke 12s though.

MINIMUM OUTSIDE BARREL DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS FOR CHOKE INSTALLATIONS:
12 ga. lead shot and steel shot system .825

12 ga. lead shot system only, no magnum loads or steel .805

Hmmmmm..... this guy seems to have a very good repuation, and the price is more along the lines of what I'd feel comfortable paying... http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=36237

I realize that corson's price includes 3 chokes, so perhaps that's where the extra cost comes in.

thanks for the heads up rcmodel... I imagine I'll be sending someone a couple of barrels soon.

 

[Virginian]

If you get the right extended tube, you can shoot steel thru even the thinwall systems. Remington says all their barrels since 1950 are okay for steel - unlike Browning re: any Belgian barrels.