Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Upland Bird Hunting
Semi or O/U
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Charlielee" data-source="post: 2917795" data-attributes="member: 73299"><p>Well, I went down that path with grandkids myself. Having watched a slow motion video of their head and body jerking at time of discharge made a point for me to study recoil. </p><p>Chuck Hawks has a chart for shotgun recoil.. Study it closely.</p><p>I had my 6 and 7 year olds shooting 4 3/4 lbs Franchi AL semi autos. There survived for a while but I did not think they should have to endure that amount of recoil. </p><p>I have since put them shooting short stocked, gas operated 12 gauges shooting reduced loads, 3/4 oz bird shot loads. Their calculated recoil is 15-17 ft pounds vs 20-22 foot pounds for the light 20 ga Franchi's. </p><p>The first day of dove season this year my 7, 10, and 13 year olds performed the best display of shooting that I have ever witnessed, and I am 70 years old. I had 4 shotguns, one of which I was working on to get the stuck shells out and ready to go until another one fouled up. I never fired a shot. Toward the end of the day the two older kids were hitting better than 67%. The couldn't miss! </p><p>So that was my 2 cents, have common sense with kids light weight bodies and how recoil affects them. </p><p>Every action has equal and opposite reaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlielee, post: 2917795, member: 73299"] Well, I went down that path with grandkids myself. Having watched a slow motion video of their head and body jerking at time of discharge made a point for me to study recoil. Chuck Hawks has a chart for shotgun recoil.. Study it closely. I had my 6 and 7 year olds shooting 4 3/4 lbs Franchi AL semi autos. There survived for a while but I did not think they should have to endure that amount of recoil. I have since put them shooting short stocked, gas operated 12 gauges shooting reduced loads, 3/4 oz bird shot loads. Their calculated recoil is 15-17 ft pounds vs 20-22 foot pounds for the light 20 ga Franchi’s. The first day of dove season this year my 7, 10, and 13 year olds performed the best display of shooting that I have ever witnessed, and I am 70 years old. I had 4 shotguns, one of which I was working on to get the stuck shells out and ready to go until another one fouled up. I never fired a shot. Toward the end of the day the two older kids were hitting better than 67%. The couldn’t miss! So that was my 2 cents, have common sense with kids light weight bodies and how recoil affects them. Every action has equal and opposite reaction. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Upland Bird Hunting
Semi or O/U
Top