Cartridges and kick

[proTOM1]

I do alot of pigeon shooting when ever i can so use alot of carts so my question is this !

 

I normally use a 20g for my shooting as lighter and gives less kick ,i have a bad should and waiting for an op but yesterday it broke so today sent it away so im now back on the 12g .

 

So what carts do you guys find the best for less kick? im looking at 6 28gram or round about

[Paladin]

I do alot of pigeon shooting when ever i can so use alot of carts so my question is this !

 

I normally use a 20g for my shooting as lighter and gives less kick ,i have a bad should and waiting for an op but yesterday it broke so today sent it away so im now back on the 12g .

 

So what carts do you guys find the best for less kick? im looking at 6 28gram or round about

 

 

Try Eley Hushpower, subsonic.

 

Paladin

[apache]

What loads do you put through the 20G?

[motty]

I've found that saga 28gm 6.5's do the job. They're only about £130 a thousand, too.

[anser2]

You have got me thinking about a 20 bore Motty with 20 bore shells at that price. They are £220 a thousand in my local gunshop.

[Dekers]

There are a number of low recoil (usually a bit slower) cartridges available, worth a look, also you do not say what you shoot...a SEMI may be useful!!

 

Unless you are pretty close you do not want too light a cartridge as you will end up pricking everything!

[Redgum]

A semi is definetly the way to go if you want to soften the recoil on a 12 gauge, had an old Browning ( think it was a twelvet) Brilliant pigeon gun, I made a big mistake in selling it.

[benbaikal]

get yourself a semi auto best thing i did then you can shoot 30g or 32g and not feel a thing and less tired at the end of a days pigeon shooting

[seeker]

if your 12 is same weight/heavier than your 20 why not try the same load weight /brand etc through your 12?

[Guest cookoff013]

get a semi, you`re lucky it runs subs.

if you cant get subs.

use

1,a lighter cartridge,

2,or a slower one.

[proTOM1]

The 12g is a lanber and heavy gun not keen on semi auto guns just looking for a good low in kick 12g shell that others have used but need to be a good shell as wont till kill not wound birds money not bothered about just need a cart with less kick as shpulder is nackered !

 

Thanks

[dodeer]

Victory 24g plastic wad 6's.

used them to good effect in a B25 Browning.

[ebygum32]

I started shooting with a 20 as was told to by mate, (only clays) and shoot 21g plastic, shot my mates 12 and could not believe the difference in recoil, hardly any on the 12 compaired to the 20, but like my 20 and want to get good shot with that before buying a 12,

 

Where are you getting the 20's at £130/1000 as i am paying £45/250 plastic

[mossy835]

i use 21 grams eley.