I bought my wife a Stoeger 20 gauge Uplander Youth shotgun to fit her better. The LOP is shorter than a standard 12 or 20 gauge. It fits her good.
Factory ammo for this gun had a little too much kick, so I bought a Lee Load All and started reloading her a lighter load.
Below was my testing on the range of different loads:
Alliant Green Dot (3/4 oz. load) (#8 Shot) (CB1075-20 Wad) (Winchester AA hulls) (Cheddite 209 Primer) ….. shot from Stoeger Uplander Youth SxS w/ 22” barrels & cylinder choke.
FPS (avg), Recoil (rated 1-4 lowest to highest), Fouling (rated 1-4 lowest to highest based on shell inspection)
14.0 Gr. 1200 FPS (Factory Lowest Published Load Data for Win AA hulls)
12.7 Gr. 1117 FPS 4 Recoil 2 Fouling
11.6 Gr. 1051 FPS 3 Recoil 3 Fouling
10.5 Gr. 992 FPS 2 Recoil 2 Fouling
10.0 Gr. 967 FPS 1 Recoil 2 Fouling
NOTES: Recoil of all were lower than the Winchester AA Target 1200 FPS factory loads, and significantly lower with the 10.0 and 10.5 grain loads. The recoil with the lower grains were about the same or slightly less than our Stoeger 12 ga. coach gun shooting the Winchester AA featherlite loads. Fouling was about the same on all loads, and noticeable over the factory loads mentioned above. All loads were capable of knocking over steel targets at 12 yards. The 10.0 grain load should be fine for SASS, and is what we settled on.
I am now re-loading Remington STS hulls due to they shuck better from the gun.
She has now shot about 6 matches with this reload with no issues. She really likes the gun and the reloads.
Hope that helps.