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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona
Jerry is correct in one sense that the head of the stock is most at risk but not from pressure. It's from excessive recoil. Pressure has nothing to do with recoil. Personally I think the 1 1/8 load using 7 1/2's would be all you need Joseph and I'd stay away from the 1 1/4oz load. That's pretty stiff. Buy some 1 1/8oz trap loads with good hard shot. That would be a 3 dram load @ 1200fps. More than enough to kill a bird.
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So 1 1/8 at 1250 fps preferred over 1 1/4 at 1220?
I do have some federal Ultra target loads that are pretty close to what you described.