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Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil
It sure looks like a heavy load.
I looked up the weight of #1 and it shows to be 40.5 grains. 15 pellets would be 607 grains. Federal has the same velocity rated type low recoil 00 with 8 pellets at 53.8 grains = 430 grains. #1 at near an ounce and a half is considerably heavier than the bird shot, target, slugs and 9 pellet 00 I have. What's up with #1 being so heavy in this "low recoil" load... what am I missing?
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Typical #1 load is 16 pellets in 2¾" at 1250 and this one is 15 and it's slow. My favorite 3" #1 load is 21 pellets and no flight control at 1040 fps. It's quite manageable. As long as it's not #4 Buck you'll be okay. As my experience has shown, the 3" #4 Buck is nasty and the 2¾ ⅞ oz slugs are the heaviest recoiling. I have not shot a 3" slug yet and have no intention to.