Info on break in period and recoil please

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handgunfan101

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As i have stated in my first post i am a bit new to hand guns so please bear with me friends. *note* The gun isnt to recoil heavy for me just wondering why on the following question.

On my .45 it has a solid recoil/ more than i thought it would but i will get use to it even though it has a muzzle break on it it still seems stiff.

1) During the break in period does it (as a friend told me but not sure so i come to the pro's here) decrease recoil once the spring has several round run through it?

2) Why do they put a muzzle break on mine as i tried his .45 taurus and it has no muzzle break and is lighter by 3oz but has a (guessing) 25% less recoil?
 
Every gun feels different under recoil, and it is not easy to tell by looking which which will have the heavier recoil.

I have never had a gun reduce recoil over time, but I have learned to adjust my grip over time to better manage it. A higher grip helps some.

The easiest way to reduce recoil is to use lighter bullets, avoid +P loads and self-defense loads, and to load your own with reduced powder charges.

If all else fails, buy your buddy's gun!
 
handgunfan101 said:
1) During the break in period does it (as a friend told me but not sure so i come to the pro's here) decrease recoil once the spring has several round run through it?
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Nope.

2) Why do they put a muzzle break on mine as i tried his .45 taurus and it has no muzzle break and is lighter by 3oz but has a (guessing) 25% less recoil?
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It might be easier to answer if you told us what your pistol is. Aside from that, I'm not aware of any manufacturer of semi-auto pistols that has a model with a muzzle brake standard, so is it a fair guess that you bought your pistol used? If so, the only possible answer is Because the previous owner wanted it."
 
We need a little more info on your gun and how is is set up. What you described sounds almost like the gun has been setup as a steel gun shooting very light bullets at high velocity and fitted with a very light recoil spring. For standard .45 ACP ammunition a compensator has very little effect and is not really useful because that ammo is running at such a low pressure it's not really going to make a compensator work. What kind of ammo are you shooting? (bullet weight and speed) Is it factory ammo or someone's handloads? How far is it throwing ejected cases?
 
http://www.americantactical.us/at_C45.html

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CALIBER - 45 ACP
LENGTH - 8.189”
HEIGHT - 5.6299”
WIDTH - 1.378”
MAG CAPACITY - 9RDS
ACTION - DOUBLE
BARREL LENGTH - 4.685”
TWIST - RIGHT HAND, 6 LANDS AND GROOVES
LENGTH OF TWIST - 15.748”
WEIGHT - UNLOADED, 2.2 LBS.
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First off, the politically correct term is "felt recoil". Recoil will always be the same massxspeed^2.
We reduce felt recoil by adding weight to the gun, changing grips, and learning proper technique.

At 36oz your gun isn't a light weight, so I suspect you have to look elsewhere to reduce felt recoil.

If the gun doesn't fit your hand that tends to make you feel recoil more. Possibly swapping out the grips would fix you up. You could also try rubber grips. That helps some people handle recoil better.

For most people though the most important thing is between their ears.
Find a shooting coach who can check your grip and give you a few points.

The main thing is to have fun.
 
I use winchester 230gr rounds. it is ejecting the casings out just fine. The gun seems to fit me just fine. The recoil isnt that bad but i was kind of wondering the difference in the two guns as far as why one recoils harder than the other. I just thought that the compensated barrel took some of the recoil out but it seems like in this case it must not.


I am having fun with this thing its a pretty nice for the price gun :)
 
1) During the break in period does it (as a friend told me but not sure so i come to the pro's here) decrease recoil once the spring has several round run through it?
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No.

As stated, felt recoil has to do with a lot of variables including how both your gun and his gun fit your hand.
 
The porting is designed to reduce muzzle rise when firing but usually does not help in recoil. The shape of the grip, height of the barrel axes or how the gun is sprung can all effect the felt recoil. I have a Sig 220 45 that has more felt recoil than a Glock 21 or a 1911. The short answer is that different guns, even of the same caliber and weight will often have different felt recoil.
 
The absolute BEST way to get over the recoil of your .45acp semiauto is to go shoot a .44mag DA/SA revolver for about 50rds in a row. Then shoot your .45acp semi-auto as you would for a normal range session.

I am NOT joking either. It is somewhat of a "baptism by fire" approach to learning to deal with recoil. Afterward, I can pretty much assure you, the recoil from your .45 won't even be an issue anymore. You will no longer flinch from the .45, you'll relax your grip and control your breathing cycle. It will feel "normal" to shoot the .45 and you'll do better overall.

Once you've climbed a mountain, hiking up a hill isn't such a difficult task. Get it? YMMV.
 
A lighter spring can reduce the feel of recoil somewhat.
The recoil spring works in two directions.
A stronger spring sends the slide forward with more authority and can make the gun seem to have more recoil.
A compensator, as has been described, doesn't change the amount of recoil, but rather, it's direction.
Instead of the recoil causing muzzle flip, it causes the gun to recoil more straight back, which can be perceived as an increase in recoil.
Hope this reduces rather than adds to the confusion.
 
The reason that your friend's 1911 seems to have less recoil may be due to the noise and flash of your compensated barrel. As others have mentioned, much of felt recoil comes down to technique and perception, other things being equal. The noise and flash of a compensated barrel can increase the perception of recoil, even though the true effective force of recoil should be a bit less.
 
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