Sunday I loaded up 25 rounds (1-1/8 oz. and Unique) before heading out to shoot a few rounds of skeet, was pleasantly suprised how mild they were compared to 1-1/8 Wally World Federals I often shoot in my modern doubles!
Didn't have the correct bushing for 21.0 gn of Unique so I used my Lee scoop & electronic scale. Talk about slow!
Craig, I'd guess that the main issue there is velocity. The el cheapo promo loads are often pretty snappy in terms of velocity. It's largely velocity and shot charge that influence recoil, and you need some recoil to make dirty old autoloaders work. Guys with dirty old autoloaders are happy with those Wally World el cheapos, but you can do better in terms of recoil in a fixed breech gun by backing off the velocity. Also the shot charge, assuming you don't need it. I shot skeet this past weekend with a 6 1/4# British double, 7/8 oz loads. Gentle on the gun, gentle on my shoulder, and breaks the heck out of skeet targets.
