The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - First Time Shooting Trap Today! (with some questions?)

Jim Watson · June 10, 2013, 01:04 AM

There are considerable numbers of Sporting Clays guns with ported barrels.
They do help on recoil but not a whole lot. Not real common, but not unknown in Trap and Skeet guns. The Browning Cynergy Trap O/U has ported barrels, for example.

The main thing to do to reduce recoil is to shoot a gas operated automatic.
Remington, Beretta, and Browning are the most popular.

Me? My main Trap gun is an old Remington 1100; gas operated AND ported with a squishy pad.

June 10, 2013, 01:04 AM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,542	There are considerable numbers of Sporting Clays guns with ported barrels. They do help on recoil but not a whole lot. Not real common, but not unknown in Trap and Skeet guns. The Browning Cynergy Trap O/U has ported barrels, for example. The main thing to do to reduce recoil is to shoot a gas operated automatic. Remington, Beretta, and Browning are the most popular. Me? My main Trap gun is an old Remington 1100; gas operated AND ported with a squishy pad.