New Mossy 500 - OUCH!

[625]

If you want something cheap and easy, check out the Limbsaver recoil pad.

[rady8um]

You havnt seen nothing till you use the pistol grip ;D

QFT!

The joy of shooting a pistol grip lasts for 3 or 4 days after the fact. Well worth it though.

[CHEMICAL]

Ok, just bought Mossy 500 Tactical 12ga. Wow. Very cool.

This is my first shotgun and I'm very happy with purchase. But, the think just about rips my shoulder off. Yes, call me names. But the son-of-a-gun hurts with 00buck coming out the other end.

It has the ATI 6-pos stock on it - has anyone put an aftermarket pad on the aftermarket stock? I'd like to get the pain down into the 4-5 range if possible!

Try magnum slugs

[RLS]

There is reduced/managed recoil ammo available.

Buckshot:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=581296

http://www.remington.com/products/am...-buckshot.aspx


Slugs:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=212295

http://www.remington.com/products/am...led-slugs.aspx

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=542154




Rick

[Misery Loves Shotguns]

Are you kidding me?

00 buck shot and complaining about the kick...

if you bought a semi auto kick is less.

Dude, practice and you will not feel a thing.

Sometimes I wonder if people get used to shooting small caliber rifles and can't handle 12ga shotguns?

try a 12ga 3.5 in semi auto.. turkey loads...

I agree . . . If you have a proper shotgun stance then you won't have any problems with the 12 gauge. Personally, I weigh 150 pounds so I'm not a big guy at all but I handle the 12 gauge recoil very well because I bury the stock in my shoulder and I lean into the shot. I shot about 50 low brass target shells and some slugs last weekend and I didn't have any problems. What I try to make people realize when they fire my shotguns is that you're really only going to make it worse by being afraid of the recoil.

The ATI stock is crap by the way. Replace it with a Blackhawk Spec Ops stock if you want something that will reduce the recoil.

[Al-Mumit]

Some folks love the kick of 12g, others don't... Personally, a good HD-style pump shotgun feels like heaven to me. I can shoot one all day (and I have) and not be sore in the slightest... 'hunting' guns like my Stoeger double barrel, however, kick the shit out of me and make me sore for a week...

Perhaps you should try lighter loads and get comfortable with those while working your way up to 00 Buck? This is what I've been doing with the above mentioned double barrel... As I get more comfortable with that platform I will work my way up to 00 Buck, slugs ect...

[Roland of Gilead]

There is reduced/managed recoil ammo available.

Rick

Yep, that stuff will help. However, (and FWIW), be careful of the shorter 2" shells that some folks try to use to lower the recoil. I had a shop tell me they're great, no problems, etc., but my experience was that they tend to flip around as they're getting loaded into the chamber, especially if you're cycling rapidly.

This happened with a 3" chamber, don't know if it happens w/ 2.75" chambers also. YMMV

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