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To: xsrdx
45ACP is not that hot, but it certainly recoils MUCH harder than 9mm, and somewhat harder than 40SW.

I guess I react more to muzzle blast than recoil, since I dislike shooting 9 mm or .357, probably because of their sharper "crack". It might come from being mostly a shotgunner until I was about 35. Their recoil can be pretty stout, but it's more of a shove than a kick and their muzzle blast is not nearly so sharp. That's aside from occasional sessions with my Grandfather-in-law's .22 short Browning rifle. That's why I was careful to say "perceived recoil" the .45 has more muzzle momentum and that should lead to stronger recoil, all else being equal, which it's not of course.

126 posted on 01/06/2003 11:00:14 PM PST by El Gato
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To: El Gato
You raise an important point.

There is a difference in the "quality" of the recoil between smaller calibers such as 9mm and .380 (9mm kurz) and the .45 ACP. Your characterisation of it as more a shove than a kick is IMNSHO right on the money. I find the "shove" of the .45 (maybe because the recoil is spread out over a longer time - even though we're talking milliseconds) much less annoying than the sharp "kick" or punch of a .380. The .380 also tends to twist in my hand (even the extension on the magazine doesn't really give enough grip) while the .45 pushes straight up and back. As I said before, the PPK's only real redeeming quality (aside from its meticulous German workmanship) is its small size and concealability.

127 posted on 01/07/2003 7:39:26 AM PST by AnAmericanMother
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