I'm recoil sensitive and looking for low recoil 9mm Para options.
Types of 9mm Parabellum autos? Locked Breach, Delayed Blowback, etc and their effects on felt recoil?
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One of the senior members who is an NRA instructor recommended I try some 9mm Para pistols to see what I think of the recoil. i.e. -try the 9mm Para as opposed to the 9x18 CZ-83 blowback I have.
It was very nice of him (and others) to offer advice. Unfortunately, I lost his private message to me. So I can't get back to him on that because I don't remember his handle.
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So let me post the following questions to everyone:
1) Which type reduces perceived recoil more? Locked breach or delayed recoil? i.e. - which will spread it over the longest possible time?
2) What brands-models of 9mm Para (weighing at least 25+ ounces) should I try for the least possible recoil spread over the longest possible time? Also, I'd like to keep barrel rise-flip to a minimum.
In revolvers and blowback autos, I'm already fond of two guns weighing approx 28 ounces (CZ-83 in .380, and somewhat fond of CZ-83 in 9x18; and SP101 in .32M 3" barrel). Based on this, I know I like handguns that weigh around 28 ounces unloaded (give or take a few ounces).
For gun dimensions, I'd prefer to not go larger than CZ-83 or SP101 .32M 3", if possible.
I prefer, but don't require, DA or DA/SA autos with decocker safety. Ideally, a downward sweep safety since arthritis make an upward sweep difficult.
I need to keep recoil at or below a CZ-83 9x18. I don't know if this is possible in 9mm Para. Maybe I'm asking the impossible? The NRA instructor (whose High Road private message I lost) seemed to think it was possible. He's the one who first got me thinking along these lines. I like my CZ-83, but maybe I can do better with 9mm Para?
Types of 9mm Parabellum autos? Locked Breach, Delayed Blowback, etc and their effects on felt recoil?
=====================================================
One of the senior members who is an NRA instructor recommended I try some 9mm Para pistols to see what I think of the recoil. i.e. -try the 9mm Para as opposed to the 9x18 CZ-83 blowback I have.
It was very nice of him (and others) to offer advice. Unfortunately, I lost his private message to me. So I can't get back to him on that because I don't remember his handle.
======================================================
So let me post the following questions to everyone:
1) Which type reduces perceived recoil more? Locked breach or delayed recoil? i.e. - which will spread it over the longest possible time?
2) What brands-models of 9mm Para (weighing at least 25+ ounces) should I try for the least possible recoil spread over the longest possible time? Also, I'd like to keep barrel rise-flip to a minimum.
In revolvers and blowback autos, I'm already fond of two guns weighing approx 28 ounces (CZ-83 in .380, and somewhat fond of CZ-83 in 9x18; and SP101 in .32M 3" barrel). Based on this, I know I like handguns that weigh around 28 ounces unloaded (give or take a few ounces).
For gun dimensions, I'd prefer to not go larger than CZ-83 or SP101 .32M 3", if possible.
I prefer, but don't require, DA or DA/SA autos with decocker safety. Ideally, a downward sweep safety since arthritis make an upward sweep difficult.
I need to keep recoil at or below a CZ-83 9x18. I don't know if this is possible in 9mm Para. Maybe I'm asking the impossible? The NRA instructor (whose High Road private message I lost) seemed to think it was possible. He's the one who first got me thinking along these lines. I like my CZ-83, but maybe I can do better with 9mm Para?
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