John,
That sounds like a cracker jack load. I load 7 1/2 shot for most all on my shooting, but would jump up to #6 shot for anything larger than dove or quail. My father loaded 8 1/2 shot in his 28 gauge for clays, dove and quail. I'm just not that good a shot and rely on the few odd pellets to kill. Would you hesitate to shoot your fast load in a 100+ year old Parker? Out of deference to the wood I might, but after all of Sherman Bells research I am inclined to shoot anything off the shelf through these old guns Damascus or not. Bruce may have gotten away with steel through a Damascus gun a few times and I got away with it through a stout VH for a season when the laws changed, but I would not recomend it.
Harry
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