Gun recoil reducer

Claim 1

In a double barrel shotgun, the combination comprising a. an elongated tubular body extending forwardly and removably retained within one of The barrels to move with the one barrel in a reaction direction when the gun is fired, the body having close fitting reception in the barrel at locations along the body length, the body having a forwardly open end and there being an inwardly flared forward shoulder on the body, and there being a flange on and projecting outwardly of the body at the rearward end thereof engaging the breech end of said one barrel, the other barrel being free to receive a shell, b. a mass carried for movement in the body and relative to which the body is movable, and c. cushioning means carried in the body to transmit thereto inertial loading exerted by the mass in response to said reaction movement of the one barrel, and tending to reduce the reaction produced when the gun is fired, said cushioning means including a first coil spring located between said mass and said forward shoulder.