BIG recoil difference is between .40 & .45

[Blade Gunner]

That sounds brutal

Yeh, they are much more pleasant in S&W 1006.


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[Barang]

My experience with .45 was less recoil than .40 too.

I would have kept my .45 it wasn't for the price of ammo and the new law.

[71MUSTY]

Yeh, they are much more pleasant in S&W 1006.


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So true. all that extra weight brings the 1006 back on target faster too. Now if I could just get it micro-ported.

[71MUSTY]

My experience with .45 was less recoil than .40 too.

I would have kept my .45 it wasn't for the price of ammo and the new law.

Not only that it has less recoil then a .44 Mag.

Not to mention the 7mm MAG


Never knew less recoil was a desirable trait. If you need training wheels probably should have stayed with 22 or 9mm.

Just Kidding, sort of.

[Barang]

Not only that it has less recoil then a .44 Mag.

Not to mention the 7mm MAG


Never knew less recoil was a desirable trait. If you need training wheels probably should have stayed with 22 or 9mm.

Just Kidding, sort of.

Nah! 22 & 9 are for wimps!

[Nick Adams]

Never knew less recoil was a desirable trait. If you need training wheels probably should have stayed with 22 or 9mm.

Just Kidding, sort of.

I think less or at least manageable recoil is a desirable trait. I shoot mostly .45ACP and .357 Mag in terms of handguns.

[H K corporate assassin]

Oh yes the 40 is a different kind of recoil.

[Phalanx20mm]

Recoil junkies shoot Magnum revolvers.

[AR-PISTOLCALIBER]

Even if you had 2 identical pistols, in both calibers, with ammo meeting the same power factor, powder, etc..... every shooter will perceive the recoil differently.

So... discussing "recoil" between calibers is kinda like discussing politics and religion.

It's a terrible topic with no real concise or definitive answer and nothing will ever come of it....OP should be banned.



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[crufflers]

Lighten up, Francis.

Hahah. I thought it was light. Besides, he loves recoil.

[IVC]

I find recoil to be much more dependent on the gun, including weight, barrel length, grip size and any muzzle device, than on the caliber. Also, it's not so much the push of the recoil that I would notice (except for the big bores) as it is how quickly I can bring the sights back on target.

There are guns such as polymer 9s that feel like they want to "dance" in the hand (suggesting higher recoil), yet they get back on target very quickly (suggesting lower recoil). That's why it's not always easy to judge objectively how much a gun kicks.

[stormvet]

I find recoil to be much more dependent on the gun, including weight, barrel length, grip size and any muzzle device, than on the caliber. Also, it's not so much the push of the recoil that I would notice (except for the big bores) as it is how quickly I can bring the sights back on target.

There are guns such as polymer 9s that feel like they want to "dance" in the hand (suggesting higher recoil), yet they get back on target very quickly (suggesting lower recoil). That's why it's not always easy to judge objectively how much a gun kicks.

[jimmykan]

Copy that on the J frames, especially with original thin grips, but they look slick.



Glock subcompacts are no fun either, the 26 in 9mm is okay, but I also shot the 27 and 36. Hated them.

[Blade Gunner]

BIG recoil difference is between .40 & .45

So true. all that extra weight brings the 1006 back on target faster too. Now if I could just get it micro-ported.

[tanks]

There are many factors that go into felt recoil. My main hunting gun is a .500 caliber wildcat rifle that weighs about 9 pounds. I shoot two loads out of it depending on game 500 grain bullet @2,350 fps or a 325 grain bullet @ 2,950 fps.

However, the felt recoil is much less due to the way the action/barrel are bedded into the stock. It is less than my McMillan .375 H&H.

So, the way a handgun is put together I am sure also has a bearing on felt recoil.