I am just curious there has been much debate over low pressure loads in these old guns. I realize these guys were shooting for money and wanted to have the best loads avalible as one bird makes a differnce. That said I would be curious how the load mentioned above, (Shells were 45 - 48 grains / 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 drams smokeless powder and 1 1/4 oz) compares to modern loads.
Seems these loads were pretty stout. Seems as if they were built to withstand some higher pressures.
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