One of the worst guns as far as recoil I’ve owned was a 20 gauge Beretta 687L O/U with 26” barrels. I only had it for a short while. It was lightweight and it kicked like the proverbial mule with 7/8oz loads. I’m not normally recoil sensitive, but I couldn’t wait to get rid of that evil little gun. I had a JP Sauer 20 gauge side by side of about the same weight, and the recoil wasn’t nearly as bad as that Beretta.
Try a 10 gauge. You won’t regret (forget) it!