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darkgael · March 24, 2009, 12:23 PM

I had a shotgun double on me once. At the time, I hardly noticed. I kicked up a turkey, literally from under my feet, threw the gun up and pulled. The bird was about as big as a B-52; I was dimly aware that the gun felt different upon firing.
I missed.
When I broke the gun open to reload, both hulls had fired.
As to doing it on purpose on a regular basis....it's a good way to break your gun.
About recoil. Assuming a 23 grain propellant charge, a one ounce load at 1200 fps from a 7.5lb gun produces just under 17ft.lbs of free recoil. If you double the weight of the shot charge and the powder charge, you get 67ft.lbs of free recoil.
Pete

March 24, 2009, 12:23 PM	#7
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	double I had a shotgun double on me once. At the time, I hardly noticed. I kicked up a turkey, literally from under my feet, threw the gun up and pulled. The bird was about as big as a B-52; I was dimly aware that the gun felt different upon firing. I missed. When I broke the gun open to reload, both hulls had fired. As to doing it on purpose on a regular basis....it's a good way to break your gun. About recoil. Assuming a 23 grain propellant charge, a one ounce load at 1200 fps from a 7.5lb gun produces just under 17ft.lbs of free recoil. If you double the weight of the shot charge and the powder charge, you get 67ft.lbs of free recoil. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member Last edited by darkgael; March 24, 2009 at 12:33 PM.