[Charles Martel]

FWIW, there are lower-recoil 12-gauge loads that are suited to home defense. The Aguila 1 3/4" Mini 12-ga shotgun shells are one such example. Aguila's "Minibuck" shot loads are stuffed with 7 pellets of No. 4 Buck and 4 pellets of No. 1 Buck at 1200 fps. Not all repeating shotgun designs feed the stubby little things well, but it's an option that should be explored if recoil is an issue.

Also, are not standard 20-gauge shells the same length (2-3/4", minimum) as 12-gauge? The Aguila minis might add one shot to the tube, but in general, 12s and 20s load the same.

[Second Amendment First]

Hornady TAP (Tactical Application Police) 12 gauge 00 buck/low recoil. I use them in my Mossberg with pistol grips.

[Wonder Warthog]

"FWIW, there are lower-recoil 12-gauge loads that are suited to home defense. The Aguila 1 3/4" Mini 12-ga shotgun shells are one such example. Aguila's "Minibuck" shot loads are stuffed with 7 pellets of No. 4 Buck and 4 pellets of No. 1 Buck at 1200 fps. Not all repeating shotgun designs feed the stubby little things well, but it's an option that should be explored if recoil is an issue."

Good to know. And possibly one argument in favor of the pump over semi-auto.

"Also, are not standard 20-gauge shells the same length (2-3/4", minimum) as 12-gauge? The Aguila minis might add one shot to the tube, but in general, 12s and 20s load the same."

Agreed, but my point with the 20 gauge is lower recoil and better control of the short weapon, not number of rounds available. It's fairly obvious from the video that recoil is pretty stiff.

[green iguana]

“The Aguila minis might add one shot to the tube”

They do better than that. I can get 6 minis in my 4 shot Mossy 500 tube.

[Gaffer]

Last time I looked, those Aguilas were only ‘guaranteed’ to cycle correctly with a Remington, and with a Mossberg with ‘some’ user touchy-feely knowledge....