DutchV
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- Jul 8, 2012
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Has anyone ever ported the barrel of their short-barrel shotgun? Did it help with recoil at all? I'm thinking about porting the barrel of my 14" Shockwave Mossberg and wondering if it's worth the effort.
I went from a non ported 18" barrel to a ported 14" SBS. No difference whatsoever in felt recoil. As a matter of fact, I'm not a fan of the porting. Makes cleaning the barrel a bit more tedious.
"No difference...". Thank you. I thought that might be the case, but wanted to hear from someone who had done it. (As opposed to someone who offers the service.)
Ahahah. Reread his post.
He went from an 18" non ported shortgun to a 14" ported shotgun with no change in recoil. Which meant that the porting was effective because a 14" barrel will recoil more. Less weight and control means more recoil. Now if recoil management is desired on a 14" barrel shotgun or firearm there are 4 options.
The first and most important is proper technique.
The second is increase muscle mass
The third is porting or various recoil reducing stocks and such. Also shooting reduced recoil loads.
The fourth is adding weight to the gun.
What do you want help with?
I doubt the weight reduction from 18" to 14" makes any difference.