Trap shooting side effects

[Al Bear]

Problem is I am in Quebec and don't have a family doctor.

What does not having a family doctor have to do with being in Quebec? I have a family doctor and guess where I am. If you’re sensitive to recoil, maybe you should try a ported barrel ...and avoid 3.5” shells ( as well as slugs).

 

[Falconflyer]

Problem is I am in Quebec and don't have a family doctor.

What does not having a family doctor have to do with being in Quebec? I have a family doctor and guess where I am. If you’re sensitive to recoil, maybe you should try a ported barrel ...and avoid 3.5” shells ( as well as slugs).

Ported barrels on shotguns may reduce muzzle rise and therefore face slap but they don't reduce recoil.

 

[TransAm1991]

I used to get severe cheek slap, I'd get a banger of a headache that would cause me to leave after shooting 100.

I had to change my stance and move closer to the barrel. Aside from that, the only real side effect I have found is a dwindling ammo supply, and about $250 a weekend shoot!

 

[Al Bear]

Ported barrels on shotguns may reduce muzzle rise and therefore face slap but they don't reduce recoil.

??? That’s debatable. Recoil has 2 components: action/reaction and “the rocket effect”. Porting lessens the rocket effect (ask all them folks who install muzzle brakes on their rifles). It follows, then, that porting does reduce recoil.

 

[Falconflyer]

Then let’s debate.
Muzzle brakes on rifles do work but for the most part they are designed differently than porting on a shotgun. In order to reduce recoil there has to be some retardation of the rearward movement of the firearm during recoil. The best rifle muzzle brakes have a lot of surface area that redirects gas rearward to help offset the rearward movement of the gun, that’s why they are so noisy for anyone standing behind and off to the side of the shooter. Take a look at brakes on heavy recoiling guns like 50 bmg or 338 Lapua or even artillery pieces and you’ll see what I mean. Shotgun barrel walls are extremely thin by comparison and simply drilling holes in them provides no surface area for the gasses to push forward against so instead of redirecting gasses rearward, the gasses are redirected only 90 degrees to the barrel. This can provide some reduction of muzzle rise but there is no rearward reduction of gun movement and no reduction of recoil. Some rifle brakes are just holes drilled in the barrel also but the barrels walls are thick enough to provide some redirection of gasses and these types of brakes aren’t as effective as the screw on type with a wide surface in the ports. Another factor is pressure. Rifle brakes work best on calibers that run at high pressures, the higher the better but a shotgun only runs at 15 to 20% of top rifle cartridge pressure so that would also reduce the effectiveness on a shotgun even if they had a good brake installed.
In short, the shotgun porting myth was perpetuated 20 years ago by Browning as a sales gimmick and a bunch of gunsmiths who wanted to drum up barrel porting work. Shogun manufacturers will offer it on custom guns but only because the customer might request it and most of them don’t offer it as standard on over the counter guns, only Browning does.

 

[Butcherbill]

What you are feeling is the after effects of adrenaline and dopamine from having fun with guns!

This is what I always experience when I’m doing something new with firearms, like whenever I take a course that has a live fire day. I’m so jacked up on adrenaline/endorphins during the day that I’m pretty beat once it’s all over, plus concentrating on learning and doing correctly what I’m being taught. It’s fun but draining.

Heavy recoil has only left me sore, I’ve had some teeth rattling experiences with shotgun loads before but I wouldn’t say I had any permanent effects like a concussion as a result of it. It could happen though, everyone is different and handles recoil differently.

 

[rembolt]

I have to agree with falconflyer porting on shotgun barrels does very little or nothing to reduce recoil . Look at any browning sporting shotgun with porting . the porting is drilled at the 10 and 2 oclock in relation to top center of the barrels . Causing the barrels to be pushed in a downward direction apposing the muzzel rise . This may help the gun to recoil on a flatter plane into your shoulder thus reducing perceived recoil .

 

[Falconflyer]

I believe that the reason Browning has stuck with barrel porting is because the Citori is one of the few designs that can actually benefit from reduced muzzle rise. The design of the receiver with its locking block underneath the mono block results in the barrels sitting quite high in relation to the stock. Other designs such as beretta or perazzi and others have the locking block located halfway up the rear of the mono block and this arrangement allows the barrels to sit lower in the receiver. The higher the thrust line is in relation to the butt of the gun the more muzzle rise you will get so the citori benefits from porting whereas some other designs do not or do to a lesser degree.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

I used to get severe cheek slap, I'd get a banger of a headache that would cause me to leave after shooting 100.

I had to change my stance and move closer to the barrel. Aside from that, the only real side effect I have found is a dwindling ammo supply, and about $250 a weekend shoot!

Cheek slap & recoil fatigue not a problem with my 870. Can go 300 with 1 1/8 oz loads and not feel beat up at all. As mentioned, avoid the coffee during shoots.