I have an opportunity to go out duck hunting with some work friends. Before i do i want to make sure i have the right stuff. Im

[maynardtl8]

I have an opportunity to go out duck hunting with some work friends. Before i do i want to make sure i have the right stuff. Im trying to make sure my chokes will be able to shoot steel. I have had a mossberg 500A pump with what im pretty sure is the accu-choke set that comes with it. According to mossberg website i should be able to shoot steel and other non-toxics through them but i wanna be extra sure i can so i dont crack a tube. Tube sets are $100 easy so hopefully mine work to save me a little money. Any help or advice will be much appreciated. Thank you.

[Ontario Honker Hunter]

Modified is the choke you want to use with steel. Not only is the pressure less than full but it usually gives a better pattern.

[.30-06Hunter]

Yes steel will be fine

[DakotaMan]

Don't worry, they would have a difficult time selling the concept of removable chokes or steel shot if shot destroyed them. Any choke will work but as OH says, modified is the preferred choke for steel.

[ejunk]

the choke that came with your gun are almost certainly fine. in a perfect world you'd have time to pattern them before you hunted, but a modified or improved cylinder choke is the way to go if you're hunting ducks over decoys.

[Ncarl]

The only time you have to worry about steel shot tearing up you shotgun or any of its pieces is if you have a very old gun.