silicosys4
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Had a pm9 and a pm40.
I honestly couldn't tell the difference between them by recoil.
Other .40's I've had were the same, nothing special as far as recoil. I enjoy shooting warm .357 loads through my sp101 though.
If it doesn't raise blisters or draw blood, "hurt" with a .40 is psychological, IMO....unless you have a medical issue. Unlike a lot of heavy loads in a light revolver, i doubt there is enough recoil to cause nerve damage.
If it does make you blister or bleed it's not the cartridge, it's a matter of the gun being a poor fit for your hand.
The most "painful" gun I own to shoot is a model 10 that has a set of grips that just doesn't fit me right. After a few hundred rounds of light wadcutter loads blood starts running down my hand from a blister that always raises at the base of my thumb. Been meaning to get a new set of grips....
I honestly couldn't tell the difference between them by recoil.
Other .40's I've had were the same, nothing special as far as recoil. I enjoy shooting warm .357 loads through my sp101 though.
If it doesn't raise blisters or draw blood, "hurt" with a .40 is psychological, IMO....unless you have a medical issue. Unlike a lot of heavy loads in a light revolver, i doubt there is enough recoil to cause nerve damage.
If it does make you blister or bleed it's not the cartridge, it's a matter of the gun being a poor fit for your hand.
The most "painful" gun I own to shoot is a model 10 that has a set of grips that just doesn't fit me right. After a few hundred rounds of light wadcutter loads blood starts running down my hand from a blister that always raises at the base of my thumb. Been meaning to get a new set of grips....
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