I shot quite a few 1 ounce 2 1/2 dram equiv. Remington Game Loads over the years and they seemed to shoot about the same as the wonderful Winchester/Western 16-gauge 1 ounce 2 1/2 dram equiv. Dove & Quail loads from those years when they came in a compression formed hull while the 12- and 20-gauge didn't!! Best reloading 16-gauge hull ever!! The last two flats of 16-gauge Remington Game Loads I got were marked 1 ounce 1200 feet per second, and they were just brutal, even in my heavy Remington "Sportsman" autoloader!! Shooting them in a six pound Fox was definately unpleasant. The 3 1/4 dram equiv. 1 1/8 ounce Remington Express shells don't kick like that. Fortunately I have enough 3 1/4 dram equiv. 1 1/8 ounce #6 and enough 1 ounce and 7/8 ounce at 1200 fps reloads, that if I live long enough to shoot them all up, I'll be one happy camper!! So, I won't be buying any more 16-gauge Remington Game Loads.
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