Is it me or does score shotgun ammo kick way harder?

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So like many people I took advantage of the whole sale sports deals.

The shot gun I am using is the H&R Topper single shot. So yes very light weight gun with no recoil pad, just a hard plastic butt plate.

I have been shooting clays (at clays) with the Winchester super speed 1oz shot size 7.5 1350FPS and my shoulder is fine. Can easily and enjoyably go through multiple boxes.

I also but some Challenge 00 buck, the cheapest ones. It kicked hard but it was a fun recoil and fun to screw around with. Shot half a box in one sitting and I was fine.

I bought some of the score brand 1 1/4oz shot size 4 and 1350FPS just to screw around with. That stuff kicked like crazy. My shoulder could only handle 8 shots.

Am I missing something (other than clays) or does score kick way harder than other brands.
 
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If recoil is bothering you, and you continue to shoot, you will unconsciously start to anticipate the pain. That’s how you get the flinch.

You may think 1 1/4” isn’t much more than 1 oz through a light gun but that’s not what 100’s of thousands of people hunting and playing clays games have figured out over the last 120 Year’s
 
Alot of 12ga target shooters like myself have gravitated towards 1oz loads in the 1200-1220fps range over the years to get away from unnecessary recoil. Chuck Hawks & Bruce Buck have a decent explanation of how recoil in a shotgun works. Your 1oz 1350fps loads produces roughly 22.25ft/lbs of recoil in a 7lb shotgun, at 1220 fps 17.4, now times that by 4 rounds or 100 shots and cumulative recoil on your body adds up fast.

h ttp://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil_table.htm

h ttps://shotgunreport.com/2013/12/10/recoil-calculation/
 
Maritime Storm said:
Alot of 12ga target shooters like myself have gravitated towards 1oz loads in the 1200-1220fps range over the years to get away from unnecessary recoil. Chuck Hawks & Bruce Buck have a decent explanation of how recoil in a shotgun works. Your 1oz 1350fps loads produces roughly 22.25ft/lbs of recoil in a 7lb shotgun, at 1220 fps 17.4, now times that by 4 rounds or 100 shots and cumulative recoil on your body adds up fast.

h ttp://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil_table.htm

h ttps://shotgunreport.com/2013/12/10/recoil-calculation/
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LOL something about age 50 it started with me :) The old shoulders are not what they once were for sure
Cheers
 
Recoil is based on gun weight and weight of shot charge and velocity. Either drop to 1 ounce loads or to 1145fps loads, or use a heavier gun. And there is no reason to use either 1-1/4 ounce loads, or 1350fps loads to break clays. Even 1 ounce 1200fps loads will easily break clays at trap, and for hand thrown or using a portable trap, even that is more than you need.
 
cosmic said:
Like 25% more..... Shooting clays with a single shot is a good way to develop a flinch.
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Let me correct that. Shooting clays with a lightweight single shot designed as a hunting gun where the person may shoot a few hunting loads in a days outing as opposed to a single shot clays gun designed to be fired all day long continuously with target loads is where you will notice recoil. An H&R Topper is not a purpose built clays gun and the dimensions, weight and fit are going to be completely different than a single shot clays gun.

To the OP as mentioned above you are shooting 1 1/4 oz loads which are considered the “standard heavy load” for a 12ga shotgun. You are going to get bounced around shooting them from a lightweight gun, simple physics! As suggested gravitate towards lighter loads. I shoot 1 oz @ 1200 fps target loads from my single for trap and have no issue with recoil whatsoever and we shoot as many as 300 targets in multiple events over a day at a registered shoot. My single shot also weighs in at 8.10lbs and is made to fit me. Fit is also a major factor in felt recoil.
 
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Thanks for the input everyone. Clearly I have a lot more to learn about shotguns, just as I thought I was starting to understand them too.
 
And to answer your original question the only way to determine if Score kicks more is to shoot the same weight and speed of loads from a different manufacturer to compare. Some brands and certain lines within brands often do have more felt recoil than a competitors load. Differences in powders, primers, hulls etc can make a big difference.
 
Hey Gnome75. If you like shooting the single shot, get a slip on limbsaver recoil pad and a padded cheek rest and you will suffer no pain with heavier loads and even slugs. You won't believe it's the same gun.

By the way the recoil calculator show recoil in a light shotgun goes from 29 to 43 ft lbs. That's about 50% more with 1.25 oz loads
 
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1963beretta said:
Has anyone shot a turkey load through a Cooey single shot. I did once....felt like I got punched by Mike Tyson
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My worst ever and I have shot a lot of different types was a 3 1/2 lead round out of a new mossy 835 pump when they first came out
It was unreal and my shoulder was marked after two shots
Cheers
 
LarryG said:
Hey Gnome75. If you like shooting the single shot, get a slip on limbsaver recoil pad and a padded cheek rest and you will suffer no pain with heavier loads and even slugs. You won't believe it's the same gun.

By the way the recoil calculator show recoil in a light shotgun goes from 29 to 43 ft lbs. That's about 50% more
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Any recommendations for accessories you recommend? Keeping in mind I went with single shot cause I am too cheap for a double.

Can you actually shoot slugs from a fixed full choke barrel? I have gotten so many mixed answers.
 
it is obvious that you have no clue about what you are doing and refuse to pay attention to the sage advice being given here!!
 
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