Does recoil affect your choice in a hand gun
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Recoil is a crucial criterion in all of my firearm purchases.
I've fired a Freedon Arms .454 Casull exactly 3 times, 2 more than necessary to know it was too much cartridge for a handgun.
A .300 Win Mag in a sporter weight rifle will cause recoil fatigue in a huge hurry.
A max loaded .45/70 Gov't fired from an 1895 is painful.
I've fired a Freedon Arms .454 Casull exactly 3 times, 2 more than necessary to know it was too much cartridge for a handgun.
A .300 Win Mag in a sporter weight rifle will cause recoil fatigue in a huge hurry.
A max loaded .45/70 Gov't fired from an 1895 is painful.
For a range toy, not really. I don't own anything stronger than 44 magnum, but the ones I have are fun range toys.
For EDC it's an LCR or LCPII. I can do a box through the LCPII with just a little wear and tear on my hand, but I don't flinch with it and I can empty it onto a paper plate at 7 yards ten times out of ten. The LCR in 38 special is a piece of cake with LCRx grips.
I have a small Kahr 40 caliber that I can shoot just fine with the slightly extended mag.
I wouldn't buy a small, light 44 magnum (or something worse) for carry, but that's limit my so far.
At age 55, though, my arthritis isn't too bad yet.
For EDC it's an LCR or LCPII. I can do a box through the LCPII with just a little wear and tear on my hand, but I don't flinch with it and I can empty it onto a paper plate at 7 yards ten times out of ten. The LCR in 38 special is a piece of cake with LCRx grips.
I have a small Kahr 40 caliber that I can shoot just fine with the slightly extended mag.
I wouldn't buy a small, light 44 magnum (or something worse) for carry, but that's limit my so far.
At age 55, though, my arthritis isn't too bad yet.
Kevin Rohrer
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The only reason it did that is because it wasn't properly emplaced.I am comfortable w/ anything that has less recoil than this:
When I was in the service, I had to qualify as expert with my 1911 .45 every six months. Forty years later when I went to buy one, I found it heavy, wider then I remembered and I could not even rack it. I never got the chance to shoot it, so I took a look at a Ruger P345 .45 and found it lighter, narrower and easier to handle. I bought it and the recoil did not bother me at all. My wife even shot a magazine's worth and got down right giddy about how much fun it was. So, I would have to say no, recoil did not affect my choice in purchasing a handgun. For me it was just caliber and a good quality firearm to shoot it with.
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TruthTellers
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To some extent. I stay away from .357 in a snubbie. I've thought about getting a .454 full Ruger Super Redhawk/Blackhawk, but I really don't need that kind of power, nor do I care to deal with the recoil, but I would like it because it's even stronger than the standard Blackhawk.
For semi auto's it depends on the gun. If it's a tiny pocket pistol like the .380's out there, yes, I don't care for .380 pocket pistol because I shoot 20 rds worth in a few minutes and my hand starts shaking like I have Parkinson's.
For larger size semi's, usually doublestacks, I can take the recoil, but that doesn't mean I can shoot blazing fast because of it.
For semi auto's it depends on the gun. If it's a tiny pocket pistol like the .380's out there, yes, I don't care for .380 pocket pistol because I shoot 20 rds worth in a few minutes and my hand starts shaking like I have Parkinson's.
For larger size semi's, usually doublestacks, I can take the recoil, but that doesn't mean I can shoot blazing fast because of it.
Kreyzhorse
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To an extent. My 44 mag Ruger Vaquero is a harding recoiling hand gun I enjoy shooting on a limited basis. My Buckmark gets shot a lot.
Camping trips, I've carried the Ruger for critters and such even though I have way less trigger time with it.
Camping trips, I've carried the Ruger for critters and such even though I have way less trigger time with it.
Doug Ridley
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Yes, it does now. I'm almost 89 years old with severe arthritis in my right wrist and now carry nothing but a .22 caliber loaded with Stingers. 'Bout the best I can do.
Yes, caliber means a lot in my choice. Being that I shoot Precision Pistol competitively, inherent accuracy and low recoil means everything. Light loaded .45acp, .32 S&W Long, calibers like that. Even for fun range use, light loaded .38spcl and 9mm. Chewing out the X-ring is more satisfying for me than paper plate sized groups any day. For self defense / home defense, I carry full power loads, but no magnums. I'm one of those that believe shot placement is way more important than a miss with a .44 Magnum. My carry pistol is a .32acp, and my home defense pistol is a 9mm with factory loads.