I am in the process of purchasing an early 1960s aluminum receiver Browning Double Auto Twelvette that’s in really nice shape. I’m going to hunt with the gun and am not concerned about the 1 1/8 oz dove and quail loads I will use.

For pheasant, do I need to stick with the standard 1 1/4 oz @ 1,330 loads, or am I ok using using 1 3/8 oz loads? Fiocchi has a lower velocity Golden Pheasant plated shot load 1 3/8 oz @ 1,250 that I really like, but I do not want to beat up the gun unnecessarily. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance,
Expat

Last edited by ExpatFromOK; 07/10/20.
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