The subject of light guns and recoil is interesting. I have two Browning Twentyweights. One is 6lbs. and the other is 6lbs. 1oz. Fine to carry and shoot now and then but even a box of 1oz. loads fired at clays becomes very unpleasant. Something about the double shuffle of the action gives me a headache. By contrast I have a 16 bore Darne that weighs 5lbs. 13ozs. and a box of 1oz. shells at clays is zero problem. I have never fired more than about 25 rounds at one time thrugh the Darne but I'm pretty sure it would beat me up were I to do so. No getting around phisics. Darne used to claim that their breech design reduced felt recoil by supporting the case heads tightly, it may very well be true.
