I think you can leave it in the locker, Chuck. I'm not an experienced pheasant hunter so the sample is small, but the four or five I've killed were all with loads at 1290fps alleged MV (one-piece AA hull, W209, Rem. Fig. 8 target wad or Fed. 12SO, 1 oz. hard #6, 18 gr. Accurate Nitro 100 , pressure 8400psi w/ the Rem wad; 9700psi for the 12SO.) All thru M12. I don't tempt the old stuff and CIP guns to give way with pressures much beyond 8000psi (or 5kpsi for damascus barrels) so that usually means 1150-1200fps for targets.
jack
