12 gauge recoil

[Realwarrior]

I'm sure yours won't kick you as hard as mine kicks me...lmao. mine kicks like a mule.

 

[Feltwad]

If you load heavy charges then a seven pound weight 12 bore sxs will kick . Heavy loads are not needed it is just a waste of powder and shot.
Feltwad

 

[oldwood]

Pilgrim..........Perhaps you need to look at some things. One , does your shotgun fit you. Is the length of pull roughly correct?? When shooting as in clay bird shooting , are you crawling up on the stock to align the sight on the rib, if the gun has one? If you try a modern trap/skeet shooting stance , by positioning your arm at a right angle to the side of your body , and laying your cheek on the gun and seeing the sight. Do this and felt recoil is lessened. Again , If you shoulder the gun the same each time ,and you have to crawl over the gun to see the sight,perhaps the gun doesn't fit properly. A shotgun that doesn't fit well will kick the sh_ t out of you.. Another benefit of raising your elbow when shouldering the gun is , this allows your body to twist at the waist , back and forth , instead of moving your head and neck around to find the sight , which again increases felt recoil. All I can say is , get some help before recoil ruins you're experience.................oldwood.

 

[nbforestiv]

HERESY!
It is heresy I say!!
Next there will be talk of horseless carriages and other such nonsense

I hear they have a horseless carriage in a far off land called China, it is called a rickshaw!

 

[Heyyou48307]

Had a cut down BB in years past. Hunted rabbits with it some. The pattern was awful and the kick caused head aches. Someone else owns it today. Just my experience, I'll stick with my 20 ga.

I had a cut down bess(32) that would bruise me,,my46 inch barrel was a breeze to shoot

 

[Art Caputo]

Not speaking to waterfowl or turkey, I agree that loads greater then 1-1 1/8Oz of shot are generally not needed. Once the barrel(s) are regulated, the priority of the shape of a stock on a shotgun used for wing shooting is to set length, drop, cast, etc to enable directing the shot charge with a consistent head position , cheek on the stock, and “where the eyes are looking“. If a ball is then used, one can index the sight picture for POI, or even use a form of rear sight. (Contrary to popular opinion, rear sights of various forms were found on early Fowler’s, aiding accurate roundball shooting). The recoil of a shotgun with shot or ball is quite different from a high powered rifle where recoil velocity produces a much sharper “kick” as opposed to a push, made even more so with black powder. A flat/wide butt plate helps distribute the force. With practice, a 6 1/2-7 1/2 pound shotgun with 1-1 1/8 Oz of shot at 1100-1200FPS should be easily manageable with a person of average build The relatively lighter roundball driven 100-200FPS faster should be comparable in recoil. IMO.

 

[ZUG]

Take a look at some of the trap shooters now a days and you will see a lot of young girls that weigh in the 105 - 110 pound range shooting a 12 gauge and winning. If you are hunting then you will be using some shot and powder charge that will dispatch your game quickly and that means more recoil. I never notice recoil be it from a rifle or shotgun when I am hunting my focus is on my target not the recoil. I also shoot registered trap and in some matches I have shot in 500 round matches in one day - you don't think about recoil you think about WINNING!