Bolt Action shotguns?

[Buckwild96]

I have recently aquired a bolt action shotgun. The shotgun is a 12gauge and has massive recoil. Does any one else have one and could give me ideas on how to reduce the recoil

[Dinsdale]

Sims recoil pad is a good start.....

Kickstop type reducer in stock, but adds weight and effects balance, but they work.

Check the fit overall......maybe you need to add some comb depending on optics. Too long or short of pull won't help either.

[16. ga hunter]

what are you shooting out of it? i have a marlin slugs will kick like a mule but shot is bearable. if its an actual slug gun you may find that there is allready a piece of bar in the stock which can ve replaced with the kickstop

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I used to have a Marlin 3 shot 12 ga goose gun. I think that cannon had a 36" barrel with an axtra full choke. It did kick like a mule at the range but I don't remember it being that bad shooting it at geese...lol

[chiefbkt]

Trade it for a semi-auto.

[Grouse]

Felt recoil is a factor of weight, fit, choke, and the ammo fired fom the gun. I have had a few bolt action shotguns and found using them with target loads is quite comfortable. Using 3" mags and slugs is another matter.

For bird shot and buck shot, a full choke will produce more felt recoil. Slugs fired through any choke setting other than cylinder bore, will do likewise.

If the gun doesn't fit you well, or you are not holding it right, you are going to feel more recoil. Add some weight to the butt stock, or use a "Dead Mule" mercury filled recoil reducer and add a good recoil pad and you should not feel too much kick.

[Early]

What brand is your bolt action shotgun? We have, and shoot regularly, old Mossberg bolt guns in 20 ga., 12 ga., and .410 bore. No problem with recoil in any of them, even when using 3" ammo.

To reduce recoil: Add, or replace a recoil pad...Add weight to the gun...Shoot only low base ammo, loaded with small shot

[Karpteach]

Trade it for a savage 220! I just got it and it shoots like a .22! I have killed two deer with it...1) dropped in his tracks at 100yrds. 2) was shot high double lung ran 60 yrds!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

What brand is your bolt action shotgun? We have, and shoot regularly, old Mossberg bolt guns in 20 ga., 12 ga., and .410 bore. No problem with recoil in any of them, even when using 3" ammo.

To reduce recoil: Add, or replace a recoil pad...Add weight to the gun...Shoot only low base ammo, loaded with small shot

My first multiple shot shotgun was a Mossberg .410 bolt gun (Model 273 I think). Still have it and love to take it out for bunnies. (throws a mean slug too)

Edited February 24, 2012 by Culvercreek hunt club

[papabear]

I have an old hunts man 16 gage heavyset gun i ever held holds 3 rounds 2 3/4 with a poly chock on it got it from my dad he bought from sears in 1958 very little recoil on it

papabear

[Buckwild96]

I can't replace or trade this gun it has a family history but I was in Cuba me and a friend saw a deeer in the fields so we put on camo grab the guns and this deer wont move stays broadside my friend is using a semi auto shotgun with a scope he shoots and misses I hide behind a log and raise the barrel to the deer and aim for the lungs i shoot the drop is what killed me so I shot it and the slug dropped inches INCHES!!! infront of the deer and if I just raised it 2 to 3 inches ida had my first deer for a newbie

[Buckwild96]

@ Early I have a 1950 Glenfield M50 12 GA shotgun with a 2 round clip

[Early]

Buckwild96,

Glenfield, I'm quite sure, is a Marlin. With the family history you mention, it is a gun worth keeping...and using. For that recoil: When patterning or target shooting, use a slip on SHOOTER'S FRIEND recoil pad; it will reduce felt recoil substantially. When shooting at game, you won't be bothered by recoil...probably won't even notice it.

I'm guessing your old gun is choked FULL, but it would be a good idea to check it to know for sure.

If you plan to use your bolt gun for deer, spend some time trying a variety of slugs to see which it shoots best (use that SHOOTER'S FRIEND).

Enjoy that gun!!!

Early