When my wife first started shooting I loaded her 20 gauge 3/4 ounce at about 1150 fps to minimize recoil. After she had been shooting for a while I goofed and didn't bring enough cartridges for her so we had to buy factory 7/8 ounce at 1200 fps. The recoil did not bother her so since then she has shot 7/8 ounce at 1200/1210. She's 80 years old and 10 days ago shot a round of 100 sporting clays without issue and she'll shoot more than that at the Vintage Gunners Cup the week after next.