To each his own, but I've never understood why someone would want to shoot a 1 oz. load in a 28 ga. If you need 1 oz of shot, it performs much better in a 20, 16, or 12 gauge. Patterns with a 1 oz. load in a 28 gauge are not as efficient as the 3/4 oz. as pattern studies have proven. The recoil is staggering as well.
I have created my own "pattern studies" with all loads for the 28 gauge and found that the 1 oz load is much better, with even patterns and far less large holes with the 1oz (350 count of #7.5 shot) vs 3/4 oz (262 count of #7.5 shot). Not sure what you mean by "staggering recoil", but I would never use it when referring to the 28 gauge. When I test pattern all loads, I can't tell any difference in recoil, one from another. The difference is the pattern on paper. I have gone on barn yard pigeon hunts and have fired up to 4 1/2 boxes of 1 oz loads in just over an hour and the last thing I would remember would be recoil. If you think a 28 gauge is staggering, try shooting a couple dozen 3 1/2" turkey loads out of a 12 gauge on the patterning bench, and then maybe your term staggering may fit the feeling.
