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Unread 02-19-2019, 03:18 PM   #1
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I HAVE A NICE OLD STEPHEN GRANT 16 ga DAMASCUS CIRCA 1875 AND I SHOOT ONLY RSTs or my own low pressure handloads. from what I have read 16 ga pressures in "FACTORY" ammo run 9-10M psi.
and I worry about the buttstock abuse as much as the barrels.
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I shoot all 2 1/2 inch low pressure and nothing over 1150 FPS in everything. In these older guns we all cherish I'm much more concerned with the stock as I know the barrels are safe.

In the last few years I've gone to 3/4 oz in the 20 and some in 16 but mostly 7/8 oz in both 16 and 12. Clay targets break and birds fall from the sky. It's also easier to acquire the second target or get a second shot at a bird with the lighter loads.
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