No arguments w/anything previously posted. In simplest terms old wood is not appreciative of recoil, regardless of pressure generated by the cartridge. [lest it get mis-read, I am not inferring there is any relationship between pressure & recoil, thanks] That is more so w/side locks IMHO, because of the lesser amount of wood in their wrists.
I expect that Joe Wood, a frequent poster here has a much experience with shooting older hammer guns afield as most. His pref., unless I am mistaken, is PB for low pressure powder. Hard to come by any longer, but worth looking for just the same because there is a great deal of tested data for it ... & it works.
For most game behind dogs or targets 28 grams of shot is sufficient. Use larger sized shot for larger game, it is the most efficient way to go about it.
Also, in the FWIW dept. I find that a charge bar marked for 9/8oz. shot throws an almost perfect 28 grams of quality reclaimed shot, sometimes going + ten pellets, but not always. Something worth consideration? Perhaps.
addendum: Almost forgot, you will quite likely NEVER need more than 1200 fps loads if shot size [lead] is appropriate to game. That should open a whole new can, eh?
Last edited by tw; 03/17/15 11:08 AM.
