You guys are kidding me right? I've shot the same gun he is talking about getting when I was a kid and weighed 80 lbs. Sure they kick, but they are not going to injure you or knock you down. I am only 5 foot 3 inches and weigh between 115 and 120 right now and I can shoot a 3 1/2 turkey load in a hunting situation without it effecting me. Not that I would want to do it numerous times at a range though.

But none the less, I am smaller than some women and it's nothing that nocks me to the ground or anything. I will admit that follow up shots are not that easy because of the recoil and my size.

Paul

remember...... it aint the size of the dog in the fight
its the size of the fight in the dog



anyone flinch when they squeeze that 12 gauge.??..BE HONEST....PAUL WAS

Oh, I flinch bad if I don't pay attention. And I don't know why when I know it isn't going to hurt? It's a mental thing I guess. It's a form of target panic, I do the same with my bow. If I don't pay attention I slap the trigger something awful when the pin crosses the target.

I'm just saying I have not shot that many shotguns that were that extreme in recoil as to hurt you or knock you down. I did shoot a pump 30-06 remington that was awful, I thought my teeth would bleed it kicked so sharp.

I get the same flinch with my .17HMR sometimes though?

Paul

PAUL..Im in your corner Im waiting to hear from the" bulls of da woods" I know your small you said it...Im a big guy and when i shoot a large caliber rifle, Im easing my shoulder away from the butt as I trigger. Its almost like boxing...trying to roll with the punch.ya know move away. This no doubt affects accuracy..Alot of shooters probably flinch unknowingly, especially after feeling that thud in the shoulder.a few times..Its like the mind protecting the body by making the body move...I ve taped alot of TV hunters and playback in slow motion and you can see theflinch the moving back of the shoulder..sometimes the head (scoped in the eye a few times will do that HA HA ).. all of them.

Try rem. buckhammer slugs they are nasty, makes 3in. feel like kid stuff.

I have a few rifles that have fiarly heavy trigger pulls, the Slug Hunter Deluxe being one of them. I can actually flinch or jerk the trigger and not fire a shot off. Sort of catches me off gaurd sometimes. Then I take the time to relax again and everything goes ok. I don't seem to do it on game though, just target shooting. I can usually tell the second I pull the trigger if it was a good shot or not.

As far as recoil I shoot very relaxed. I pull the butt into my shoulder and then relax. I just let my body roll with it after the shot. It looks violent, but really doesn't hurt that much. I used to lean into the shot and anticipate it with a stiff body until someone pointed it out to me and showed me the way I do it know.

I have been nocked down once or twice though. Mostly when shooting my turkey gun kneeling. I fired it once with one knee on the ground and it actually put me on my ass when I pulled the trigger. Really I just lost my balance and sat down. The first time I fired my buddies 3 1/2 inch remington SP was a treat to watch as well. That is one gun I will not own! Just too much for my little body. I have fired it at a turkey though and didn't even notice it. Amazing how things change in the field when your mind is on something different.

Paul