BTW, ran across this... If I read this right, I would think 1 1/8 oz 3dram 1200 fps loads would have been normal for this gun back in the day.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2sQuPm05IE4VWYYnCkvuXmYEzQoWd_SQgaAfUOZEFU/preview



c. 1900: The standard U.S. 12 gauge Field and Inanimate Target load was 1 1/4
oz. shot with 3 1/4 Dram Equivalent (1220 fps) of Bulk Smokeless in a
2 5/8 or 2 3/4 case, with a modern transducer pressure of 8000 - 9500 psi.
Live Bird loads were usually 1 1/4 oz. 3 1/2 Dr. Eq. Bulk Smokeless Powder
with a pressure of about 11,750 psi

Just before WWI: The standard U.S. 12g Field and Target load was
1 1/8 oz. shot with 3 Dr. Eq. (1200 fps) Dense Smokeless in a 2 3/4 case
with a transducer pressure of 8,500 - 10,000 psi.

Last edited by CallaoJoe; 09/15/16 11:22 AM.