I can't think of any pheasants that would be able to take a 1oz load of magnum or copper plated 6s or 5s trucking along @ 1235 FPS. When I reloaded shotgun for my trap and sporting clays needs, I used Hodgdon Clays with a 1 ounce Claybuster wad in AA hulls. My load for clays used 8s or 7.5s, but I shot that load a ton when I was a teenager, and could handle it for hundreds of rounds a day.
