Scott, you were looking for comments on using 1 ¼ oz loads at 1325 in a Trojan. You certainly got a lot of comments, pro and con, which is a good thing. You can decide for yourself which way you want to go, maybe based in part on the comments on this forum. I wish you the best with your decision, whatever it is.
I am passionate about using boomer loads in vintage American doubles simply because I have seen and repaired many such guns with cracks behind the tang or the stock head. I have no way of knowing for sure, but I generally attribute this to the heavy loads used over a long period of time. My opinion may be wrong, but I choose not to take chances with an aged gun, as all vintage American doubles are.
There are others that use the traditional heavy loads and take the occasional shot beyond 50 yards. I have no argument with them. We each set our own limits and boundaries. Mine is never to shoot over 50 yards at anything and keep my loads within the bounds I consider appropriate for old guns. To each his own.
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