SBE recoil reducer

**acmf74** · 11-13-2006, 09:22 AM

Anyone have first hand experience with the recoil reducer for a SBE 1? Did it work well?

Thanks.

**Remy** · 11-13-2006, 12:48 PM

I got one of ebay for my SBE 1, but I have not installed it yet.

**Paul Vincent** · 11-13-2006, 01:13 PM

I had one installed a couple years ago, and it has worked well.

**DeadlyBenelli** · 11-13-2006, 08:08 PM

I have heard, that putting the recoil reducer in can effect the performance of the gun. From what I understand, the inertia system needs that recoil to work properly.
I don't have any personal experience to verify this, but you may want to research it a little more. Good luck.

**tucker301** · 11-13-2006, 08:44 PM

A reducer may affect the cycling of lighter loads, but I've never had any problems with my 3" and 3.5" waterfowl loads.

If you need a reducer in order to be able to shoot trap and light field loads, you may want to consider knitting instead of shooting.

**DeadlyBenelli** · 11-13-2006, 09:10 PM

If you need a reducer in order to be able to shoot trap and light field loads, you may want to consider knitting instead of shooting.

LOL!!!!

**goldeneye** · 11-13-2006, 09:22 PM

if you need 3 1/2" loads for anything flying - what will you use for deer [bazooka ??]

**tucker301** · 11-13-2006, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by goldeneye:
if you need 3 1/2" loads for anything flying - what will you use for deer [bazooka ??]

Nope,
Just one of these per deer

**Paul Vincent** · 11-15-2006, 10:39 PM

I can't honestly say if I've shot trap loads with my SBE since I had the recoil reducer put on it. Prior to the installation of the rr, I had used trap loads a lot for pheasant. It came about like this: I had shot fifty plus 3.5" 2.25 oz turkey loads without any padding except a light shirt. Some time after that for the first time in my life, the recoil got to me. I could not pull the trigger to fire my SBE. I decided to try the lightest trap loads I could buy. With work, I was finally able to pull the trigger. So, all that season, I used trap loads, and I used them for the majority of my shooting the next few years (no waterfowl obviously). Once I had the recoil reducer put on, I began to shoot 3.5" loads again, and they were no longer a problem. Plus, using heavy waterfowl loads, I was able to get clean triples on Mallards. So I feel I really benefitted from the recoil reducer. One more thing. Other than having allowed my SBE to get filthy as I hadn't cleaned it in years (and the spring was really rusty), I've never had any problem with the SBE firing and reloading as it should. This goes for the lightest trap loads on up through 3.5" 2.25 oz turkey loads.

[ 11-15-2006, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: Paul Vincent ]

**acmf74** · 11-16-2006, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by Paul Vincent:
I can't honestly say if I've shot trap loads with my SBE since I had the recoil reducer put on it. Prior to the installation of the rr, I had used trap loads a lot for pheasant. It came about like this: I had shot fifty plus 3.5" 2.25 oz turkey loads without any padding except a light shirt. Some time after that for the first time in my life, the recoil got to me. I could not pull the trigger to fire my SBE. I decided to try the lightest trap loads I could buy. With work, I was finally able to pull the trigger. So, all that season, I used trap loads, and I used them for the majority of my shooting the next few years (no waterfowl obviously). Once I had the recoil reducer put on, I began to shoot 3.5" loads again, and they were no longer a problem. Plus, using heavy waterfowl loads, I was able to get clean triples on Mallards. So I feel I really benefitted from the recoil reducer. One more thing. Other than having allowed my SBE to get filthy as I hadn't cleaned it in years (and the spring was really rusty), I've never had any problem with the SBE firing and reloading as it should. This goes for the lightest trap loads on up through 3.5" 2.25 oz turkey loads.

Thank you Paul.