I have not checked the site sponsors but on the off chance does anyone on here know of someone in Canada that can supply a brake for a shotgun. I got a nasty form of arthritis and I need to reduce the recoil on my gun cause I dearly love to shoot trap but even my heavy added weight gun is too much for me now.
shotgun muzzle brake
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Check out grizzly gun works. They make brakes for everything. I have a "Hunter" model on my 12ga pump, makes a 1oz slug recoil like my 308.
Canadian made Canadian owned.
Keep in mind any brake will add considerable weight to the muzzle of a firearm making it feel much heavier, especially with a longer barrel.
Canadian made Canadian owned.
Keep in mind any brake will add considerable weight to the muzzle of a firearm making it feel much heavier, especially with a longer barrel.
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- Windsor, Ontario
Contact Casey at Tactical Ordinance and get the Vang Comp treatment
I very much doubt that any brake will accomplish that on a normal weight 12 gauge shotgun.
The softest shooting 12 ga I've experienced is a Model 50 Winchester self loader, the recoil is used up by shucking and reloading. . They were made from 1954 to 1961 and sell for very reasonable prices. . They function with 7/8 loads and require very little maintenance. . You won't believe how soft these guns are. . Add a limb saver pad and I doubt it'll get much better.
I may have a picture of one of mine. . Here's of picture of 4 of them. . The bottom one is a skeet gun and two above it are trap guns. . Top one is a field gun I've since sold.
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They are designed to control muzzle jump more than recoil although they will reduce recoil .muzzle brakes are not new to shotguns they have been around since the early 1900's . As for the model 50'win being the softess recoiling shotgun that is not really the case .
A brake for a shotgun is fairly useless. This is because:
1) very little powder is used when compared to a high powered rifle, therefore very little gas is created which is what creates the "brake".
2) velocity of gas in a shotgun is low as most loads are just over speed of sound and there just isn't that much energy at the muzzle. A high powered rifle has a lot more gas exiting the barrel at a much higher velocity.
My advice: find some extra-lite/700x/titewad powder, load some 3/4oz loads at 1150 and you have a creampuff load if your gun is in the 7-8lb range. I've taken slight women having never shot a gun before to the trap field with these and they have a good time and aren't bothered by the recoil at all.
Another alternative is to find some international trap loads- they are 7/8 and normally pretty speedy, but they should feel lighter than a 1oz light load. They will be heavier than a .410 though. There is also a winchester AA subsonic target load that sounds very light but I have never actually seen it in person:
http://www.winchester.com/Products/shotshell-ammunition/Advanced/AA-Shotshell/Pages/AA12FL8.aspx
Good luck and hopefully you can find something that works for you!
1) very little powder is used when compared to a high powered rifle, therefore very little gas is created which is what creates the "brake".
2) velocity of gas in a shotgun is low as most loads are just over speed of sound and there just isn't that much energy at the muzzle. A high powered rifle has a lot more gas exiting the barrel at a much higher velocity.
My advice: find some extra-lite/700x/titewad powder, load some 3/4oz loads at 1150 and you have a creampuff load if your gun is in the 7-8lb range. I've taken slight women having never shot a gun before to the trap field with these and they have a good time and aren't bothered by the recoil at all.
Another alternative is to find some international trap loads- they are 7/8 and normally pretty speedy, but they should feel lighter than a 1oz light load. They will be heavier than a .410 though. There is also a winchester AA subsonic target load that sounds very light but I have never actually seen it in person:
http://www.winchester.com/Products/shotshell-ammunition/Advanced/AA-Shotshell/Pages/AA12FL8.aspx
Good luck and hopefully you can find something that works for you!
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- Thornhill, Ontario
Muzzle brake also make target loads sound quite loud! I understand the OP's desire for low recoil but, IMHO, a brake is not the way to go. If his physical condition allows him to mount a heavier 12 gauge autoloader, then that is the way to go. Use 1 oz or 7/8 ounce loads not loaded above 1200 fps (make sure they cycle the action.)
The man speaks truth.
My dad bought this new back in the day, now it's mine. Still good for grouse.
Shoots as soft as my buddy's Weatherby SA-08 20 gauge.
It's a short-recoil floating chamber action (the chamber slides back about 1/4" inside the barrel to release the bolt). Dead simple to clean and maintain. I have yet to find a commercial target load, no matter how light, that it won't cycle.
I liked it so much I picked up a second at auction earlier this year - practically stole it for $200.00
It fires so light, for kicks once I fired it one handed, not braced - pistol style with my arm extended. It was easily controllable, fired all 3 rounds.
