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Having a reloading station at home can help you overcome the recoil dilemma, too. Recoil is a serious issue among shotgunners, from professionals to novices. All shooters, regardless of their weapon, are sensitive to and are eventually affected by recoil. It is only a matter of time before you must deal with it because recoil causes flinching, sometimes called “target panic,” and flinching causes you to miss what you are shooting at, whether it is a clay disk or a grouse thundering out of the quakies.

Recoil is a special problem for shooters whose body types are not heavy and muscular. Recoil is punishing. You can remove your conscious mind from the physical effects of a shot if you try, but your body remembers … and compensates. Older shooters and many younger shooters, especially those with slender physiques, are especially sensitive to recoil. A padded vest, a thick buttstock, a cushioned comb and perhaps even shooting with gloves will help.

Reloading can help tame recoil and blast by letting you find shell recipes that will accomplish your objectives with lighter or different types of loads. Many shotgunners discover that lighter loads accomplish the same killing results on birds or clays as the standard heavy loads, and that lighter loads punish their body less. As a build-your-own specialist, you can create literally dozens of loads, experimenting with different primer, powder and wad types, and different weights (and sizes) of shot, from powerful 1-3/4-ounce loads down to the relatively small (for the 12-gauge) 7/8-ounce. Reloading gives you the opportunity to experiment with a few shells in many sizes, rather than searching for a complete box of any one particular load recipe. You can try before you buy!