shoulder really sore

[BoltActionBob]

my shoulder is really sore from shooting today. i was mainly shooting my shotgun with 18" barrel. i shot 300 game loads and about 40 slugs and 30 00 buck. my shot gun has a metal butt plate. is that normal to have a sore shoulder? im not holding wrong am i?

[QuarterBoreGunner]

im not holding wrong am i?

Almost impossible to tell.

300 game loads and about 40 slugs and 30 00 buck.

Uhm.. yeah. You might be a little sore.

[PzKfW]

my shoulder is really sore from shooting today. i was mainly shooting my shotgun with 18" barrel. i shot 300 game loads and about 40 slugs and 30 00 buck. my shot gun has a metal butt plate. is that normal to have a sore shoulder? im not holding wrong am i?

Are you serious?

[Ballistic043]

sounds like a typical shotgun day. i go through about 100 slugs and 100 bird each time always leaving me with some kind of purple shoulder!

[What Just Happened?]

My first time using my shotgun, I used about 75 shells and noticed the beginnings of some bruising. Nothing sore, just a minor amount of burst blood vessels. So yeah, I imagine it'll be normal for you to be sore.

P.S. Why doesn't your shotgun have a rubber pad of some sort? I don't think many modern longarms come with a metal buttplate.

[scrat]

get a pad. then save the shells. You can pick up some black powder 2f for 16.99 for a 1lbs. Then order some fibre wads 3/8 thick and some over shot wads .016 thick. Then make your own. Oh forgot you will need to get shot. and primers.
Once you load bp its so much easier. the loads shoot good. different kind of BOOOM a good smoke cloud comes out. Then people are all looking around. REcoil is not that bad.

[SchooBaka]

My over/under double barrel is a light gun; it kicks like a mule.
Even with the recoil pad, my shuolder is pretty sore after about a half case of clays.
I don't shoot slugs through it, but slugs through any shotgun are gonna hurt.

[ETD1010]

It's normal for me to have a sore shoulder after any day of shooting..... I don't go often enough to build a tolerance

[RobG]

my shoulder is really sore from shooting today...shot 300 game loads and about 40 slugs and 30 00 buck

You are a wimp

[Blue]

P.S. Why doesn't your shotgun have a rubber pad of some sort? I don't think many modern longarms come with a metal buttplate.

Maybe its an old double barrel or somethin.

[maxicon]

I'm recoil sensitive, and here are my 3 suggestions for making shotguns more fun:

- Semi-auto in 12 or 20 gauge. This is my favorite for practical use, and it really softens up the recoil.

- Add a recoil pad for a less expensive fix. Get something like a limbsaver - http://www.limbsaver.com/Products/Firearms/Default.aspx

- If you've got a gun they'll fit, get a Knoxx Spec-Ops buttstock. They smooth out the recoil quite a bit.

I also shoot .410 a good bit, but it's just for fun, and isn't very practical for clays, defense, or most hunting.