My sporting clays shooting partners largely shoot side by side field guns by choice. They are high scoring shots to a man. Your Arietta wears you down because you are shooting ammunition too heavy for the game and the gun. My friends shoot one ounce or 7/8 ounce 12 and 20 gauge loads at 1200 fps. They can be shot all day without a recoil problem. Remember, you are not doing this for a living and a missed bird at longer range is not the end of the world.