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Wouldn't the recoil of the high velocity loads be damaging to the wood and reciever?

Recoil is the result of Mass times Velocity. While wts of powder charge, wads etc all enter into the equation simply multiplying shot wt by velocity & comparing will be very close. 7/8oz @ 1375 (.875 x 1375 = 1203) should be no more damaging than 1oz @ 1200 for instance. "IF" the shot wt remained constant, then a higher velocity would of course put more strain on the gun, but steel loads are nearly always loaded with a lighter wt shot charge than an "Equivalent use" lead load.
Note; This does not address the pressure issue which is entirely another issue, & is certainly something which has to be considered with the older guns, as mentioned.

Last edited by 2-piper; 01/25/08 09:24 AM.
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