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In the age of gadgets, there are many expensive (and effective ?) ways to tame recoil in a shotgun. I've looked at the way my AR-15 functions. Excluding the gas system, I've ascertained that the recoil from the last shot (as the bolt stays open) is different from the recoil during the other shots. I've made a recoil reducer out of a round aluminum 3/4" o.d. pipe, a steel round piston (1 3/4" long), 2 springs (long weaker spring on the butt end and a short stiff spring to cushion the stop of the steel piston when it cycles back to the original position)available at my local hardware store. Also, pin the springs on both ends in order to keep springs in tact. The total cost of material amounted to about $5.00; this was fitted to the bolt hole in a BT-100 (one end rests against around the bolt head in the stock while the other end rests up against the recoil pad. In you choose not to insulate it, it sounds like my AR-15 when it cycles. Works for me and the price was right. Darrell