What you will "RAMP UP" is the recoil, on both your shoulder, and to the gun parts. Neither needs that.
Work on your patterns. Most MLing Shotguns are "30 yd." guns, because they are Cylinder bore guns. They simply can't throw tight patterns much further, and at black Powder velocities, you simply can't get round balls to travel further with any retained energy much beyond 40 yds. Even choked Mlers don't retain the energy because the starting velocities are so low( under the speed of sound). Adding more shot rarely Improves the patterns. In many cases, it actually HURTS the patterns.
If you are looking to tighten patterns for hunting turkeys, Read This post by Makesumsmoke.
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...d/245826/post/847484/hl//fromsearch/1/#847484
You will see much better improvement, without putting the stress on your stock, and barrels that using your suggest load of shot will provide.
Yes, I have tried 2.5 oz of shot in my 12 gauge, and was shocked to find how badly it patterned. And, I have fired as much as 4 oz. of shot out of an 8 bore mler. You know when the gun goes off. Yes, I hit the clay target I was pointing, but I would have broken the same target with just 1 oz. of shot, and perhaps even less. :surrender: :thumbsup:
Depending on the distance you expect to shoot a turkey, you "ramp up" a load by increasing the size of the shot pellets you shot- going from the #6 you now have, to #5, or even #4 shot. An oz. and 1/4 of #5 shot should work well out to 40 yds, and give you a similar pellet count to your current load of #6 shot. If you use #4 shot, a load of 1 1/2 oz. of #4 will be needed to give you the same approx. pellet count. The retained energy of #4 pellets at and beyond 40 yards is sustantial, but you pattern begins to get pretty thin at that distance. Better to pick your shots, and take the birds inside the 40 yard markers.
