Reason I asked is that every straight gripped gun I own, in 12 ga., is harder to control in recoil than their pistol gripped brethren. The .410s are no problem, but that's understandable. It's just harder to control a straight gripped gun in recoil, if the recoil is considerable. Recovery from it takes a split second longer. Tighter pistol grips seem to help me handle recoil, particularly from heavy loads, better.

SRH

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