Seedy Character
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Back in late '70s or early '80s, one of them gun scribes done a recoil test.
To eliminate a multitude of variables and subjectivity, he took his son's little red wagon to the range. He put a tape measure on the sidewalk and say in the wagon.. He placed the test gun with the butt against the back off the wagon and held the gun down, to fire. Then, measured how far the wagon rolled.
He started with .22LR, which moved the wagon slightly.
Up to .243, .30-30, .30-06, .458WM, .460WthMag, 12 ga dove loads, mag slug and 3" 1 7/8 oz #2 lead goose load.
The .243 and .30-30 were very close.
The 12 ga dove loads were just below the big mags. The slug exceeded the .458. The goose loads exceeded the .460.
The wagon rolled over 10'.
The .30-06 was less than 2'
Stock design, stock fit, gun weight, and recoil impulse matter.
One other factor is shooting position.
The majority of shotgun shooting is done while standing and moving.
Shoot from benchrest, to pattern loads; even dove loads kick. A light weight 20 Ga with heavy field loads is a punch.
For decades, common rhetoric has been, .30-06 is the most recoil the majority of shooters can comfortably tolerate. Yet, they have no problem shooting 25 rounds of 12 ga.
To eliminate a multitude of variables and subjectivity, he took his son's little red wagon to the range. He put a tape measure on the sidewalk and say in the wagon.. He placed the test gun with the butt against the back off the wagon and held the gun down, to fire. Then, measured how far the wagon rolled.
He started with .22LR, which moved the wagon slightly.
Up to .243, .30-30, .30-06, .458WM, .460WthMag, 12 ga dove loads, mag slug and 3" 1 7/8 oz #2 lead goose load.
The .243 and .30-30 were very close.
The 12 ga dove loads were just below the big mags. The slug exceeded the .458. The goose loads exceeded the .460.
The wagon rolled over 10'.
The .30-06 was less than 2'
Stock design, stock fit, gun weight, and recoil impulse matter.
One other factor is shooting position.
The majority of shotgun shooting is done while standing and moving.
Shoot from benchrest, to pattern loads; even dove loads kick. A light weight 20 Ga with heavy field loads is a punch.
For decades, common rhetoric has been, .30-06 is the most recoil the majority of shooters can comfortably tolerate. Yet, they have no problem shooting 25 rounds of 12 ga.