Recoil schmecoil! Go shoot magnum revolvers and become proficient, then we'll talk recoil. Also, all felt recoil is not soley the cartridge. I can shoot the same load in different guns and experience different felt recoil. If recoil is an issue, the .22lr would be a good round to consider.
Respectfully, this statement is incorrect.
It's equivalent to me saying that you're a wimp if those boots that I like give you blisters.
Recoil is incredibly subjective. I've seen THR members who shoot .454 regularly post that they find 9x18 Mak's unpleasant to shoot. I wouldn't be calling anybody who comfortably fires heavy iron a wimp because they find a little Mak' unpleasant. I respect their honesty in describing a phenomenon that is consistent among HG shooters...the consistency is that reaction to recoil will be variable. That's how it is.
No two shooters are identical. Their reaction to recoil from any given platform will be different. Their reaction is subjective based not only on actual felt physical recoil but as several have pointed out, the perception that the sound of the blast implants in their brain.
This was clearly evident while watching shooters react to the requirement to shoot an unfamiliar piece in low light at a recent IDPA match. Very light frangible loads were used in a revolver (I can't recall if it was .357 or 38sp). The sound indoors was deafening. I was shooting my G35 for the remaining stages and found the wheelie to be delightful to shoot (now I must get one). I saw other shooters shaking their hands in discomfort.
Does that give me the right to claim some Testosterone induced superiority? No. It means that for whatever reason, my physical make-up and emotional reaction (with physical manifestations) did not result in the same response as some of my fellow competitors.
Recoil reaction isn't something you can predict from a chart on a ballistic table. Whether it's actual felt recoil or perception from the blast, to the shooter with the blaster in his/her hand, that perception is 100% reality. Can recoil be managed? Absolutely. Can it be overcome? I think for many shooters it can.
But claims of the type above aren't useful to the healthy enjoyment of HG's because no one can impose their recoil reaction experience on others.
Safe shooting,
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