Tight bores and sharp forcing cones definitely increase actual recoil. Felt recoil is a different issue. Most if not all European shotgun bores from that period up until just recently were always on the tight side. The Germans and the Italians were noted for tight bores. Kreighof was the first manufacturer to break tradition with their .740 bores. Back in the early 80's on the old PA. pigeon shooting circuit the old timers would say that a Kreighof would'nt kill a pigeon because of the overboring. They were wrong. Old traditions die hard. Relieving the forcing cones and overboring improve patterns and felt recoil.
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