Stoeger Cougar 9mm recoil?

[ILUVCOINS740]

I have bad wrists and have had to drop most of my gun due to recoil and have change over to a bersa 95 (7 + 1 ) and bersa 380 thunder plus (15 + 1 ) all in 380acp i was wondering about the Stoeger Cougar in 9mm i have read that it has very little recoil any one out there tell me if this is a good gun and recoil i am sick of having trouble finding 380 and i am down to 600 rounds of wwb while my local walmart has 10 case of wwb 9mm bulk packs of 19 dollars help! ! !

 

[flinch]

My Cougar is truely a soft shooter. I think 380 kicks more than 9mm. What about 22 for shooting??

 

[ILUVCOINS740]

i can handle 380acp 32 and 22 fine in most guns but have have bad pain after shooting 9mm 40 "super bad pain" and 45acp 38sp hurts worst then 9mm

 

[RidgwayCO]

My Beretta 8000F Cougar (the same gun as your Stoeger only made in Italy) is 100% reliable, and the rotating barrel helps soak up some of the recoil. All in all, it's a soft shooting, accurate, 9mm Para.

 

[Jed Carter]

Try an STI Spartan 9mm with the recoil master guide rod, a heavier 1911 may be what you need. The Beretta PX4 is supposed to be a real soft shooter but I do not have any experience with that platform. Another way, would be to go with a compensated barrel. The "race guns" open class pistols used in USPSA/ISPC barely move while in rapid fire. A heavy compensated 9mm 1911 with a C-More redot sight would shoot soft as butter in the Sun.

 

[bskillet]

I own a Stoeger Cougar 9mm. Very nice to shoot. Extremely comfortable to hold. Feels like it was made for my hand. Recoil is quite soft, extremely manageable. Slap some night sights on that baby and you have a good self-defense gun too.

 

[defjon]

your mileage will vary here, so this is a hard question.

The Cougar is NOT a lot of recoil. Its all metal so its heavy, that soaks recoil.

It has a rotating barrel. That soaks recoil.

It has a full size grip with a little dip near where the web of your hand will fit.

That soaks recoil, as well.

However, it really depends on the state of your wrists. Mine are terrible. I have avascular necrosis, so the bone that lets my wrists rotate are dying. One was removed, my right hand, so its all steel plates and pins now. Needless to say my large caliber days are over. Another issue is hefting a heavy gun onto target. Without that bone to stabilize things, it can be pretty difficult and very painful.

Like I said, shoot one if you can. They are amazing guns. The heft and kick is too much for my terrible, terrible shoddy wrists But hopefully yours are better!

I don't have a walther ppk unfortunately, but i have its cheaper cousin the Bersa thunder. That recoil is fine on my wrist. So its all very subjective.

I am going to try a full size polymer 9mm to cut down on weight and see if I can manage that.

 

[CaptainHook]

I have a Cougar .40 and only have one hand to shoot with and I have no problems. That said, my Cougar has noticeably less "snap" than other 40's I've fired. I think it's safe to assume the Cougar in 9mm would have less recoil than other tilt-lock 9mm guns.

 

[bg226]

The Beretta PX4 uses the same rotating barrel design and the recoil is pretty light.

 

[IdahoLT1]

I shot my buddies PX4 next to my 92f. The Beretta 92 is well known as being a soft shooter. Using the same ammo, the PX4 had noticeably less recoil than the 92 and it weighs 6oz less.

 

[labhound]

My Stoeger Cougar 8000 F 9mm is a great gun. Very low recoil, accurate, for me great ergonomics, and affordable ($419 at Bass Pro Shops).

 

[Scrapperz]

I think the cougar 40 S&W shoots good. I would imagine the 9 mm should be smooth. I also shoot 460 Mag though without ant wrist problems.