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Amen!

I plan to try these to start after your feedback, which I appreciate very much. I am in GA, didn't realize Polywad was so close. Will see how these perform and then maybe make the jump from Ultra Lite to the slightly livelier Lite ammo.

http://www.rstshells.com/store/p/106-12-Ga-2-1/2-Falcon-Ultra-Lite-Vel-1125-3/4-oz-Load-Box.aspx

They also offer shells with different wad materials and crimps on their website, what might the reasons be to try those offerings?

Plastic wads shoot tighter than fiber wads in the same gun. Fiber wadded shells tend to leave lead in the bore as there is no shot cup. My preference is plastic as the bores are easier for me to clean. OMMV. Roll crimped vs. star or "pie" crimped: Some loads may be taller in the column and a star crimp might not completely close allowing shot to escape. The overshot card of a roll crimp solves the closure issue. Roll crimped loads have slightly lower pressure than the same recipe in a star crimped roll. RST or Polywad loads are low pressure when indicated regardless of crimping style. In the Polywad Spreader loads, what appears to be a roll crimped plastic overshot card is actually a "tee" which helps spread the load. Good luck. Gil

I have not shot polywad in years but I recall they have a stiffer Perceived recoil than RST so I would guess RST is easier on your wood.

I shot some of those this morning.
In a Flues 1 1/2 like yours.
You won't even feel them.

3/4 oz. in a 12 gauge is a fun load to shoot. Years ago I reloaded for a 12 year-old boy shooting 3/4 oz. out of a 12 gauge gas operated Beretta. To give him confidence and show him that it wasn't just a kid's load, I shot the same load out of my Remington 3200 at early season dove. It was more than adequate for the job and he had no problem limiting out. Gil

I've shot some available 7/8 trainer loads in the 12 ga. and they performed well at clays as well as the patterning board. I imagine the shot string would be relatively short. The 3/4 load that works so well in the 28 ga. is even better in the 12 ga.
Karl

In my old Bonehill SXS I use both Polywad and RST. The gun is a 12 ga. I use the Polywad English 2 1/2" 1 oz. Spread-Rs in #6 in the right tube and the RST 2 3/4" 1 1/8 OZ. #5 in the left. I am very happy with the combination and stick with it. I went to Polywad spreaders because RST did not load a spreader with #6. They only went up to #7 and after trying them I was not happy with the killing ability of the #7s. The larger #6 seems to do a much better job.

Jpari,
What game did you find the #7's inadequite for?
Karl

I hunt pheasants almost exclusively, and the #7s gave me more runners than the #6s.