Watched a guy with a 12 gauge A-5 in apparent perfect condition having trubs with skeet loads 2-3/4 DE 1-1/8 oz. The bolt would not open all the way. I think he had set up the friction rings for light loads. In the past a light field load in 12 gauge would be 3-1/4 DE 1-1/8 oz, and I guess that is what Browning intended the light load setting to handle, but I do not know this. 3-1/4 DE seems to work a Franchi 48A/L better than anything lighter.
My Rem 11 Sportsman 16 gauge cycled some fairly light 1 oz loads with no hitches. I will have to double check - think they were 2-1/2 DE. That would be pretty light if a field load. The brand was Concord, so they are not usual stuff. Its friction ring setup is different from a 12 gauge 2-3/4 in A-5, and probably different from the Sweet Sixteen.
