Not enough to notice, for me. But, if you want to reduce felt recoil, get the steel frame Compact, which comes with standard safety, or get the PO1 with the little bit extra alloy out front with the M3 rail. I could never really tell much differance, though. I can say the PCR will recoil less than the RAMI, but if she is truley recoil shy, get the Compact.