Recoil is of course based on the payload, velocity & gun weight. If you propel 1 oz of shot @ 1200 fps it really does not matter what gauge it is fired from as far as the recoil is concerned. If you fire it from a 5 lb gun it will kick harder than if fired fired from a 6 lb gun. I fired some regular 3/4 oz loads from a 28 gauge single which weighed a couple of ounces over 4 lbs. It kicked harder than a 12 firing 3Ľ-1 1/8 oz loads. Of course the 28 Carried a lot lighter. A 28 weighing around 5 to 5˝ lbs using 3/4 oz of shot is a nice handy little gun for many purposes. or me if I want more i'll take a bigger hole down the barrel.
To fire heavier loads "Just Because I Can" does nothing for me. When I visited Niagara Falls I "Could" have jumped in & gone over the falls but this held no attraction for me. Likewise Souping up a nice "Little" gun, thus having to make it heavier to handle the increased recoil hold no attraction for me. Others of course are free to do as they please. Just wanted to out in the Flip Side of the coin.
