I almost bought some while I was there. I am tempted to shoot a 3" magnum turkey load with 2 ounces of shot out of it just to see what it would do compared to my mossberg. They darn near nocked me over with the mossberg and it had a ported barrel.

The recoil is not anything I can't manage. I was just stating that the 400 grn winchesters had more kick than the heavier lightfields did. Neither were 3 inch loads, but they were not low brass either. I kind of wonder when I hear people talk about recoil. Most women are bigger than me and I don't have any trouble shooting a 30-06 or 3 1/2 magnum turkey load with a good recoil pad. I shot about 7 rounds yesterday and my shoulder never hurt. The gun does jump up alot though. I use one those plastic bench buddy rests and it will lift right off the table when I squeeze off a round. If there is anything in the little trays it usually flies out during the shot.

I will state that I don't care much for shooting 3 or 3 1/2 inch turkey loads though, they are a bit abusive. I have never hurt myself shooting them though. I used to shoot 3 inch shells in my little H&R 20 gauge when I was a kid. I only weighed like 90 lbs then, never had any trouble that either. And that gun was pretty light. I did shoot a 30-06 remington pump once that kicked so hard I thought my teeth would bleed. Sort of depends on the rifle I guess.

Paul