I just bought my first shotgun - a Mossberg 500 with 2 barrels (18.5 and 28). I expect to use it for home defense and trap/skeet shooting

 

I have some shoulder issues and therefore I am looking to reduce recoil

The accessories I have identified are

 

1. Limbsaver butt pad - does this do enough?

2. Knoxx Compstock shotgun stock

3. Knoxx specops stock - is there an issue with cheek impacts?

 

Any advice on which to use or experiences with these items would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

Start with a limb saver. I won't own a shotgun that doesn't have one. Get the bolt on. There's no downside to it, may as well make it permanent.

 

If you're still having trouble after that, shoot low recoil rounds.

With regards to the limbsaver, I walk away now without any bruising even after shooting several boxes of shells. Will it be enough for you? Only your shoulder can tell you that.

With regards to the limbsaver, I walk away now without any bruising even after shooting several boxes of shells. Will it be enough for you? Only your shoulder can tell you that.

 

After you and I shot a box of 135 clays back in 2009,(~65 rounds each) I had a healthy bruise. I bought a limb saver for that same shotgun and now I can do 100 shells and have no bruise.

Like everyone has posted, LimbSavers work great.