I will be doing a European pheasant shoot in about a month. The club where it's taking place at has gone non-lead only. I need some advice on non-lead shot and choke selection as I know nothing about it. I've done several tower shoots before but have never fired a single round of anything but lead shot.

What do you suggest? Steel? Bismuth? With what chokes? Typically for tower shoots I use #5 lead shot with mod and/or imp mod. What would be the equivelent for this in the non-lead loads?

Try find some bismut or heavi shot. Heavi-shot should only be shot in a new shot gun with less than 1/2 choke.

Bismut can be used like lead. Nothing spesial. Might go up one size in shot if you want, but no real reason to do so.

Try not to use steel. I just don't trust the killing power.

Johan

Try this non toxic - works great on ducks, and will do an equally good job on pheasant. It's a bit pricey, so you may consider steel also.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link....=search-results1.jsp

Forgot to add that the Kent matrix is as soft as lead.

If your shotgun is OK for steel you could use Hevi , and #6 will hammer them . It is alright in a full choke that is rated for steel .

I think I will leave the ol' Browning O/U at home, take the Wallymart 870, and use the #6 Remington Hevi with a modified choke.

Matt Norman,
what european country are you going to?

My bad, perhaps I should have said "Tower Shoot". I'm going to the Huntsman Hunt Club near Dryden, Michigan.

(I know what you're thinking..."he's going to show up in Europe with a synthetic 870!?!?!")