--- title: "Tactical Tip: Use Recoil to Your Advantage" description: Watch Jeremy Stafford use recoil to his advantage to improve speed and effectiveness when shooting a Mossberg pump action shotgun. image: https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/Untitled-2.jpg --- [Law Enforcement](https://lawenforcement.mossberg.com/) [Sign In](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/login) / [Sign Up](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/create/) [Firearms](https://www.mossberg.com/firearms.html) [Store](https://www.mossberg.com/store.html) [![Mossberg](https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mossberg-theme/images/logo.svg)](https://www.mossberg.com) [Support](https://www.mossberg.com/help/) [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal) [Dealers](https://www.mossberg.com/dealers/) [Cart](https://www.mossberg.com/checkout/cart/) [Sign In](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/login) / [Sign Up](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/create/) [Dealers](https://www.mossberg.com/dealers/) - [Firearms](https://www.mossberg.com/firearms.html) - [Store](https://www.mossberg.com/store.html) - [Support](https://www.mossberg.com/help/) - [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/) [Military/Law Enforcement](https://lawenforcement.mossberg.com/) - [Home](https://www.mossberg.com) - [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal) - Tactical Tip: Use Recoil to Your Advantage [Videos](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/tag/videos) # Tactical Tip: Use Recoil to Your Advantage 1 Min Read By [Jeremy Stafford](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/author/jeremy-stafford) ![Tactical Tip: Use Recoil to Your Advantage](https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/Untitled-2.jpg) Wondering how to manage and use recoil to your advantage? After you get your [stance](https://www.mossberg.com/shotgun-stance/) just right, watch this quick tip from Jeremy Stafford, demonstrating how you can be faster and more effective by controlling your recoil on Mossberg's tactical shotgun. 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