Well, I have a 20 guage side-by-side Stoeger Uplander, 26 inch barrels, and a Stevens 12 guage side-by-side with 24 inches barrels. I use a PAST shoulder pad, but have slip-on recoil pads as well. These work well for everything from squirrels to deer. For snark I usually use one barrel of #4 buckshot, followed by a slug. If this doesn't work and I have time to reload I use two slugs, followed by a 4-minute mile run in 2 minutes.