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  • #1
    Voo
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 1702

    Ideal Recoil?

    Someone posted in the CA Handgun section about various powder/bullet weights and perceived recoil and it got me thinking about when I first started out shooting USPSA a few years ago.

    Initially I tried everything to get the gun to recoil soft/light and still have it run reliably- i.e. different powders, different bullet weights..Springs..etc etc but nowadays, I have grown to like/prefer a snappier round when given a choice..

    For competition, what do you "guys" prefer in terms of recoil and how much of a factor does it make in your performance?
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    • #2
      HighLander51
      Banned
      • Feb 2010
      • 5144
      Faster is better, recoil just has to be managed.

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        • #3
          JaeOne3345
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2010
          • 949
          147 grain 9mm bunny fart loads with an 11-13 lb spring to still keep the cycling up to speed.

          Light and fast! I shoot a 34.
          Last edited by JaeOne3345; 05-30-2011, 2:55 PM.

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            • #4
              IPSICK
              Veteran Member
              • Nov 2005
              • 4259
              I shoot a lot of 147gr 9mm and I am now thinking about switching to 124gr. Snappier recoil but faster cycling.
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                • #5
                  zfields
                  CGN Contributor
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 13658
                  Originally posted by JaeOne3345
                  147 grain 9mm bunny fart loads with an 11-13 lb spring to still keep the cycling up to speed.

                  Light and fast! I shoot a 34.
                  as long as you make power factor.
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                    • #6
                      JaeOne3345
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2010
                      • 949
                      Originally posted by zfields
                      as long as you make power factor.
                      Yep. Aim for about 132 as opposed to riding the ragged edge of 125, in case temperature changes effect fps.

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