Paul,
I too have switched to the 3/4oz. loads and have had the same results as when I switched from 1oz to 7/8. They are extremely efficient. I am using the Downrange DRXXL orange wad which is a substitute for the the Fed. SO wad. I tried the wads listed in the Hodgdon manual with Clays in a Fiocchi hull but was'nt satisfied with the crimps. Pressure is @6200psi and recoil is very mild. I think there are two main reasons why the load works so well. First, it is an efficient load and very balanced. Second and probably the most important reason is that there is no recoil, enabling you to stay on the gun better for the second shot ( that is considering that you had your face on the stock to begin with
). For your friends out at your club who don't believe the 3/4oz is a killer load- their loss. They can have all that recoil from their heavy loads and mine too.