I have a Benelli M2Tactical which I find has very mild recoil. I've read that the blow-back design of the Benellis (except for the M4 which is gas-operated) results in heavier rather than lighter recoil, but that isn't my admittedly subjective impression. My field gun is a Benelli Cordoba which is light and has mild recoil as well. I had it out doing informal trap shooting with a female friend and her 12 year old son, and they had no recoil issues with the gun shooting target loads.