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Posted: 14 August 2008 12:59 AM |
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| do 3 1/2" shot shells have sugnifigantly more recoil than 2 3/4" or 3".
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Posted: 14 August 2008 03:46 AM |
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| Yes and no. Depends on what gun you are shooting them out of (weight, action, recoil pad, recoil reduction systems, etc), how heavy a load your shooting, and how hot that load is loaded. Generally yes a 3.5 in gun has more recoil than a 3 in or 2.75 in, but not enough to shy away from it in my opinion. Hope this helps, C.C.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 01:44 PM |
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Apples to apples (gun to gun) the larger charge results in greater recoil, period. corn-county is right, different guns will give different felt recoil, which is what you are concerned with when the trigger is pulled. You should not suffer too badly, but if your experience is limited to trap loads, those 3-1/2s will get your attention the first time; after that, it's a cake walk.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 04:21 PM |
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Just for a comparison, a 2 ¼ ounce “Turkey Load” at 1,250 FPS would have about the same recoil as a .416 Rigby shooting a 400 grain bullet at 2,450 FPS and it would have more recoil than a .458 Winchester, 500 grains at 2,000 FPS. That’s assuming all 3 guns are the same weight.
If the gun fits you, the recoil will get your attention, but won’t be unmanageable.
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Posted: 19 August 2008 04:57 AM |
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| My 2 3/4 inch Win AA hulls loaded with 35.3 gr of Win 540 & 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 ounces of # 4's,5's,6's or 7 1/2's get my attention but they were designed for sky busting ducks and geese back when lead was the legal load,sure did win a lot of money shoots using the load . Last edited on 19 August 2008 05:00 AM by sako06
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Posted: 25 August 2008 11:05 PM |
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My brother has this Russian built side by side 12 Ga that shoots the 3 1/2 Mags. The rifle is very heavy so the recoil in minimal.
If I was going to shoot those things in something the size and weight of my 870, that would be a different story, the 3 1/2 would give greater recoil.
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