Originally Posted By: Owenjj3
Some of the scribes and 2” 12ga adherents believe that the patterns thrown by the 2” 12 tubes are superior to those of the 16 or 20 with equivalent loads. The knock on the 2” 12 is the greater recoil.

For those of you who have used the 2” 12, have you patterned them, and with what results?


I believe the supposed superiority is in shot string not pattern, which a 2D pattern would not show.

Recoil force is a function of weight of payload, velocity, and weight of gun, so all other things being equal felt recoil is near identical regardless of gauge

Last edited by old colonel; 08/14/18 08:41 PM. Reason: Additional lines
Michael Dittamo
Topeka, KS