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Like others said - a 16ga or 20ga may not be less recoil than a 12ga... Its a common mistake to assume a 20ga has less recoil than a 12ga ....
Recoil formula is made up of 3 things:
a. Weight of the gun
b. Weight of the shot in the shell ( 1 1/8oz, 1 oz, 7/8 oz etc )
c. Velocity of the load ( 1150 fps, 1200 fps, 1300 fps )
A gas operated semi-auto in a 12ga will have less recoil than most other options ( Beretta 390/391 series .... Browning Silver series ...Remington 1100 or 11-87, etc )...but all of the gas operated semi-autos require more maintenance than a typical pump gun or Over Under...
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