Of course I was not there but I know the Americans shooting there then including Clark and Allen had confidence in the Legia Star loaded in Belgium. However they told me that since all travel was by ship they often had the American shells of their choice shipped ahead. Homer was always a proponent of the 3 1/4 Dr eq. load (1220-1250 fps) as opposed to the HV often touted by others....I considered Homer to know more about shotgun shells/ballistics than any other American shooter with the possible exception of the great Mike Jordan, formerly of Winchester/Western and later Remington. Mike was from a generation later.