"As to the weight/recoil reduction aspect - if you bothered to fit the gun properly recoil would be a non-issue for most people. As I mentioned in the past, I know more than one woman who has no problem with pigeon loads in a gun much lighter than the average trap gun"
That could very well be true , but how many of those pigeon loads do they shoot in a day ? Let them shoot 300 pigeon loads in properly fitted gun that weighs 6 1/2 pounds tomorrow and then shoot 300 pigeon loads in a properly fitted gun that weighs 8 1/2 pounds the following day . Then ask them which gun had less felt recoil at the end of the day .
There are millions of trapshooters out there who shoot very heavy guns, most of which are likely properly fitted. They still spend many millions of dollars on devices they hope will reduce recoil. The idea that proper fitting will make recoil a "non-issue" is utter nonsense. While it "might" help, it won't change the physics involved. Gun weight, ejecta weight and velocity. Those are the most significant factors.
