Is there a difference in recoil between.........

[straightshooter9]

Is there a difference in RECOIL between a "pump", SXS and O/U?
(being same the same ammo)

Or does actual "Brand" come into play here?
I'm assuming a semi-auto has LESS recoil, correct?

I'm new to shotguns so bear with me........
THX!

 

[303tom]

Only the Shotgun that uses the recoil to cycle will have a lesser felt recoil with said ammo !

 

[56hawk]

Actual recoil will only be different if the shotgun weighs more or less. Felt recoil is a lot more subjective. Semi autos feel like they recoil less because the moving bolt spreads the recoil out over a longer time making it feel not as sharp as the others. The only other shotgun that will feel different is the side by side which will torque to one side or the other depending on which barrel is fired.

 

[rwilson37643]

lighter guns recoil more with the same ammo. this usually but not by any means always leads to hardest recoil from side by side second place to pump and the lightest to over and under just based on average weights

 

[oneounceload]

Shotguns of equal weight, firing equal payloads will have the exact same recoil - that is ACTUAL recoil and a physics calculation

FIT, action type, recoil pads, etc., all have an effect on PERCEIVED or FELT recoil

Actual recoil does the long-term damage, perceived recoil does the short-term damage - the bruise, sore shoulder or similar

Shoot the heaviest gun with the lightest loads in a gun that fits and you will have the least recoil in both regards

 

[jmr40]

Stock shape plays a big part in how much you feel the recoil as well. They don't actually recoil any less, but they just don't hurt you as bad.

 

[303tom]

Here is a for instance !

 

[oneounceload]

Running some numbers through the recoil calculator:

18 gr. powder with a 7/8 oz load @1200 FPS in a 8.25# gun gives you 11.426 ft/lbs recoil energy

18 gr. powder with a 1-1/8 oz load@1200 fps in a 8.25# gun gives you 17.565 - almost 50% more

Making it a fast field load in a lighter field gun:

1-1/4oz @1300 fps (typical pheasant load) in a 7.25# gun - the recoil jumps to 28.258

That is 30-06 recoil amount

Imagine how that will feel if the gun doesn't fit right and slaps your cheek bone

 

[straightshooter9]

WOW........ recoil changes dramatically depending on the ammo.

I've had "rotator cuff" surgery last year so for HD I'm seriously considering a 20ga semi-auto with maybe #4.........

I would prefer a 12ga but I'm concerned it may be too much to bear even with a lite load.

 

[303tom]

WOW........ recoil changes dramatically depending on the ammo.

I've had "rotator cuff" surgery last year so for HD I'm seriously considering a 20ga semi-auto with maybe #4.........

I would prefer a 12ga but I'm concerned it may be too much to bear even with a lite load.

Depending on what you are hunting you might look into a 28 ga.

 

[straightshooter9]

Depending on what you are hunting you might look into a 28 ga.

I primarily want it for HD, maybe hang it on my bedroom wall.......

and I'd like to do some skeet shooting........so a 28ga would be fine for that as well as a .410?

 

[oneounceload]

The main reason the 28 is still alive today is due to it being a required gauge for Skeet. Nowadays, however, many have discovered the joy of the little 28 for all kinds of upland birds, including pheasant (proper loads and distance).

The guns on 28 gauge frames tend to be lighter, the ammo is lighter to carry, so a day afield is not as laborious as toting a heavy 12.

Many will tout the 12 for HD, justifiably so - but if you reload, you can make some potent HD loads in 28 - they'll just have a few less pellets

 

[VT Deer Hunter]

Its the weight the changes with gun types.