12 gauge side by side shotgun RECOIL, Parkers, etc.

[Dean Romig]

They’re made to cycle the modern day semi-auto bolts and ejection systems with no chance of failure… more is better, right?





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[Mike of the Mountain]

Ian, the majority of my clay shooting is done with 12g guns. Multiple 12g guns. Recoil isn’t an issue for me. I reloaded my hulls with 7/8 oz at 1160 FPS, just because I like practicing with a smaller payload. If you can break the targets with 7/8 oz you’ll definitely put XX on the card with 1 oz. I’d also say that unless we have a handicap sub-gauge shoot or a multi-day SxS shoot here, 98% of our shooters are using 12g guns, even our “new” shooters. Some are beating themselves up using a pump gun, but that’s their choice. Some can only afford a pump. Keep on shooting those 12’s, we have to be an example to the new breed.

[Pa SxS]

Recoil to the shoulder has never been a problem for me, it's the face slap that hurts. After shooting 111K registered trap targets and probably quadruple that shooting practice plus shooting multiple shotguns, all but 2 of them didn't burse and bloody my face. The first to not hurt my cheek was a BT-99 high rib when it was first introduced. Problem was that it shot extremely high, the 2nd was my Krieghoff 2 barrel trap combo but only after I had a custom stock set made. The stocker said the problem was all in the way the pitch was cut. After that, the gun recoiled straight back and was a pleasure to shoot. Oddly enough I figured that I would have recoil problems when I started shooting Parker SxS's but that wasn't the case. I wish I had all the money I spent on recoil devices over my lifetime!