See posts #1 and #9.Bart Noir said:One answer may be to use a pistol which recoils less, for a given load of 9mm.
Closest comparison on Chuck Hawk's Recoil Page is a 115 at 1155 FPS and 147 at 1000 FPS. out of a 2.0 pound pistol. The 115 comes back with 3.8 ft-lbs. The 147 with 4.6 ft-lbs.