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What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? #5765570 05/30/15 01:17 AM
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Just tire kicking the idea of a new shotgun. It would be used for dove, varmints, and a few skeet shoots.

Prefer synthetic, No Camo, No Benelli SBE 2, I don't need 3.5" but I do need it to be able to cycle $6 dove loads

What else it out there?


I handled a Benelli Ethos at Cabelas and it was pretty dreamy feeling but so was the price tag for a "hunting" gun

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Lol you're such a panzy for being such a big dude.

Look at the stoeger M3000 it's only 3" and it cycles the cheap Walmart dove loads just fine. Same inertia system as the benelli made by same mother company as benelli. The black synthetic ones run around $500ish


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Beretta A-400


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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5765582 05/30/15 01:25 AM
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Beretta 390 is the lightest "felt recoil" shotgun I own.

Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5765699 05/30/15 02:42 AM
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Something gas operated. My Mossberg 930 is quite nice.


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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: KRoyal] #5765711 05/30/15 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted By: KRoyal
Lol you're such a panzy for being such a big dude.


Kinda seems to be a pattern with BIL and recoil...IJS as my bride would say. eek2

410 shotguns don't recoil much... rofl

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Originally Posted By: Big Fitz
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Lol you're such a panzy for being such a big dude.


410 shotguns don't recoil much... rofl


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Screw you guys I'm going home grin

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I have a Remington 11-87 with the sims recoil pad. Very soft shooting and cycles the cheap dove loads just fine.


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I picked up an ethos last year and it is by far my favorite shotgun to shoot. Shoot the cheapo rio shells and haven't a hiccup. If you are around Sachse or Carrollton I can let you shoot it if you would like

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Screw you guys I'm going home grin


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My Remington 11-87 Premier Light Contour is the lightest shooting 12 gauge I have ever shot, but Ive never tried those expensive benelis.

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An old Browning Auto-5. Don't laugh until you try it.

Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: thedoveshooter] #5765939 05/30/15 11:22 AM
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An old Browning Auto-5. Don't laugh until you try it.


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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5765945 05/30/15 11:30 AM
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The heaviest, gas-operated, semi-automatic that you can find.

On the flip, the hardest kicking shotgun would the lightest, single-shot or pump you can find.


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Originally Posted By: blackcoal
Originally Posted By: Brother in-law
Screw you guys I'm going home grin


Sometimes you just need to go home and have a ice cold chardonnay. stir


He probably puts his little pinky finger out when he sips his chardonnay... roflmao

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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: kmon11] #5766521 05/30/15 08:25 PM
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Beretta A-400
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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5766669 05/30/15 10:43 PM
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Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5766849 05/31/15 01:16 AM
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Recoil is determined by many variables such as shell size, type of gun, weight of gun, type of recoil pad. If you want the least amount of recoil you need to shoot a 2 3/4 shell from a heavy gas operated gun with a good recoil pad. If you want to feel the thump try a 3 1/2 shell from a single shot gun. If recoil is affecting you then be sure you're properly shouldering your gun.

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The new Rem Versa max has noticeably less recoil than the other late model ones like benelli, beretta, winchester, etc. But I shoot the latest A-5, mostly dove hunting, shoot mostly low brass 7.5 winchester. I'm sure all the high power 3.5in loads will push back in all of'em.

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Beretta A300 Outlander... Less money than the A400, cycles dove loads without a problem.

Re: What is the lightest recoiling 12 ga Shotgun ? [Re: Brother in-law] #5768029 06/01/15 01:41 AM
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How does that Kick eeze system work on Berettas? Good stuff or is it marketing?

I currently have an older 1187. Nothing wrong with it , I was just wondering if there was something new to be lighter kicking. Its not bad, but I kinda want to put it away for my son when he gets bigger.

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