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Virginian · June 10, 2013, 05:57 AM

Porting is NOT popular on field guns because of the noise factor. No one is shooting around my dog with a ported gun, and all my hunting acquaintances feel the same way. On a range everyone should have hearing protection so it doesn't matter. I don't see where they help recoil or anything else, but some people swear by them - especially the ones who install them or are sponsored by them - so take your pick.
I don't know what kind of shells you were shooting, but any gas semi auto should have had less recoil than a Mossberg 500, which is a pretty stiff recoiling gun.

June 10, 2013, 05:57 AM	#5
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Porting is NOT popular on field guns because of the noise factor. No one is shooting around my dog with a ported gun, and all my hunting acquaintances feel the same way. On a range everyone should have hearing protection so it doesn't matter. I don't see where they help recoil or anything else, but some people swear by them - especially the ones who install them or are sponsored by them - so take your pick. I don't know what kind of shells you were shooting, but any gas semi auto should have had less recoil than a Mossberg 500, which is a pretty stiff recoiling gun.