My 1100 and my dads 870 and granfathers model 12 all in 12 gauge are a dream to shoot. My dads A5 20s are not. In his quail hunting prime he had about 30-40lbs on me so that may be part of the setup as it didn't bother him, but I have messed with the rings and all springs and there is nothing soft shooting about them. A 9lb parker shooting a short 10ga shell, now that is soft shooting.