TTv2
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I've had this thought going for a while that low recoil 12 ga like the Aguila minishells has effectively made the 20 ga obsolete for self defense use because while it's a reduced load for 12 ga, it still allows someone to own and have the ability to fire full power 12 gauge if so desired while having similar ballistic effect compared to 20ga.
I had a second thought about that tho because I recall hearing about issues with the12 ga minishells even in shotguns using the adapters that are meant to fix feeding issues with the minishells. Thus, if the pump action shotguns (and I'm focusing this discussion on pump shotguns because that's what's most commonly used) can have issues with shorter shells like the minishells, then that kind of defeats the point as something unreliable is not better than something that is.
So, I want to make this poll and ask others what their preference is for a low recoil shotgun? I'm leaving out the "reduced recoil" 2.75 inch 12 gauge loads because while they are lower in recoil to standard 2.75" IDK how comparable they are in terms of recoil to the other options I'm focusing on. I'm including .410 because I like it and think it is a viable choice for low recoil defense use.
I had a second thought about that tho because I recall hearing about issues with the12 ga minishells even in shotguns using the adapters that are meant to fix feeding issues with the minishells. Thus, if the pump action shotguns (and I'm focusing this discussion on pump shotguns because that's what's most commonly used) can have issues with shorter shells like the minishells, then that kind of defeats the point as something unreliable is not better than something that is.
So, I want to make this poll and ask others what their preference is for a low recoil shotgun? I'm leaving out the "reduced recoil" 2.75 inch 12 gauge loads because while they are lower in recoil to standard 2.75" IDK how comparable they are in terms of recoil to the other options I'm focusing on. I'm including .410 because I like it and think it is a viable choice for low recoil defense use.