Jeff:
The newer 16 gauge 2 ½ inch spreader loads that I referenced, have in fact been around for some years. They are called DoubleWide, have less than 1 ounce of shot, 6-8 thousand-pound pressures and are intended for vintage guns.
In contrast, the longer-running, but still 2 ½ inch 16-gauge spreader ammo with 1 ounce of shot was introduced further back, that is, in the 1990s. This product was intended to have recoil circa 1200-1225, sufficient enough to cycle shells through such as the short-chambered Auto 5.
The company was sold last Fall to Todd Raymond who reportedly has other ammunition business interests.
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