Even these guns were new I don't think they saw loads like 1 3/8 ounce at 1375 fps. Speed hurts patterns and makes excess recoil. If you shoot classic double guns reloading opens up far more gun friendly loads. Think "Period Correct", 1100 to 1150 fps will kill anything in shotgun range with the right size shot. The old timers increased the mass of the pellet not the speed of the payload for the desired result.
1 3/8 ounce at 1100 fps in an 8 pound gun has 32% less recoil than a load going 1375 fps.
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