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From: dave@ucscb.ucsc.edu (66350000)
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Subject: shotgun shell loads
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Date: 6 Jun 91 14:58:52 GMT
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Not long ago, I was out shooting with a couple of friends in the San Gabriel
Mountains north of LA.  Among our weapons was a Mossberg 500(?) 12-gauge
pump shotgun.  Having the smallest build of the group, I have no trouble 
handling the recoil of the shotgun with most loads (we prefer #8 bird). 
This time, we tried a different brand of shells (Activ).  Even with #8 bird
loads, the recoil was substantially greater than Remington, Winchester, or
other brands of shells using the same load. (I actually had a nice bruise on 
the shoulder after that day.)  Even my friends, who are much more built than
I, noticed the difference.  Shooting Activ's #6 bird loads was downright
painful!

Is there anybody out there who has used Activ loads and noticed the heavier
recoil, as compared with most brands of shotgun shells?  If so, any infor-
mation on the reason for the harder kick?  Higher powder load? (we checked,
these were not high-powered or magnum loads, they supposedly were the same
as the Winchester shells we also happened to have)  Another possibility: these
shells did not have the usual brass casing on the outside, the plastic covered
the outside, with the metal _inside_ .  Would this cause a difference?

Any info posted regarding this subject would be most appreciated.  

David Ferrell
UC Santa Cruz (for the moment)