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Message: <blockquote data-quote="358norma" data-source="post: 2573508" data-attributes="member: 10178">Two ways steel shot will contact the barrel. 1-It won't all stay in the wad. When the wad starts forward some of the pellets will basically bound forward in front of the wad, which may or may not contact the barrel. This is another issue with steel, it is hard and likes to bounce off of things, including itself in a shotgun bore.2-Have you ever picked up a steel shot wad after shooting it? There is a reason they are so thick. Even with the heavier/thicker wads you can very often see where the pellets have worn through the wad on the trip down the barrel.</blockquote>