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Author Topic: 20 ga recoil  (Read 1890 times)

Offline Old Timer

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20 ga recoil
« on: March 03, 2020, 05:16:48 PM »
Considering 20 gauge in the future. I only shoot big boomers 12ga. Rem 1100, Rem 870, Mossberg 835, Beretta. I know 20 gauges are lighter. Recoil difference? Never owned one. Most likely will be semi.Thanks

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2020, 05:18:18 PM »
Definite noticeable recoil difference

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2020, 05:26:46 PM »
I had a Benelli Nova 12g.  I had some neck issues and wanted less recoil (not for turkey hunting, it is just one shot), but for sighting in every year.  I bought an SA-459, my first and only semi.  It shoots so lightweight it is unreal.  A pleasure to shoot.  I also hunt a lot of very thick creek bottoms and it is so nice to have a small, compact gun to get through the thick briars and vines on the way in to the creek bottoms.  An A+ for me.  My brother watched me carry it and saw me kill several birds and he has got the yellow shell bug now.
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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2020, 06:33:16 PM »
Until this last season, I’ve used a lot of 3 1/2 loads for geese but now only shoot 3” out of my Browning Silver semi-auto. I have never had issues with recoil, but have gotten older, wiser and did have neck surgery two years ago. So, I’m setting up a Remington compact pump in 20 gauge. Honestly, I am surprised how much recoil I feel out of that little stinker. It’s not bad, just more than I expected.

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2020, 07:20:56 PM »
If you have shot a Mossberg 835, this will be a huge difference. A 20 gauge semi auto has very little recoil! You will enjoy the lighter weight and less recoil!

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2020, 07:41:25 PM »
I too went 20 gauge 4 years ago. I leave my 12 gauge in the safe . I love my weatherby sa-459 it is a pleasure to shoot. Lee 

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2020, 07:58:07 PM »
This recoil calculator takes out most of the guesswork. The short of it is gun weight and payload matter, irrespective of gauge whether it’s a 12 or 20 or 28...

http://www.omahamarian.org/trap/shotshellenergy.html

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2020, 08:12:07 PM »
This recoil calculator takes out most of the guesswork. The short of it is gun weight and payload matter, irrespective of gauge whether it’s a 12 or 20 or 28...

http://www.omahamarian.org/trap/shotshellenergy.html
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spurs Pretty nifty! Thanks/quote]

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2020, 11:03:41 AM »
Shot my Stevens this Fall at a couple of turkeys. Can honestly say I didn’t feel any recoil at all. The turkeys felt it though.

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2020, 11:58:13 AM »
My 870 20 has more pop than i expected but still less than any 12 i own

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2020, 12:10:52 PM »
1 5/8 oz out of a six-pound 20ga is brutal on the bench, but has nothing on 2 oz from a seven pound 12ga. My old 3 1/2" gun weighed about nine pounds. That thing was mild compared to a light 20.

The lightest kicking forty yard gun we have here is a 5.6# 20ga using a handload of 7/8oz TSS #10s. The gun is actually pleasant to fire. If stuck with factory shells, a .410 weighing the same would be similar.

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2020, 06:27:02 PM »
Shot my Stevens this Fall at a couple of turkeys. Can honestly say I didn’t feel any recoil at all. The turkeys felt it though.
Guns don’t recoil when you shoot at animals. Only when you shoot at targets.

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Re: 20 ga recoil
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2020, 06:38:20 PM »
Shot my Stevens this Fall at a couple of turkeys. Can honestly say I didn’t feel any recoil at all. The turkeys felt it though.
Guns don’t recoil when you shoot at animals. Only when you shoot at targets.

That’s true for sure.