Recoil...like or dislike?

Do you like recoil?

  • Yes, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

    Votes: 70 36.5%

  • No. Where's my 40w laser?

    Votes: 48 25.0%

  • Don't really care either way.

    Votes: 74 38.5%
  • Total voters
    192
  • Poll closed .
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chris in va

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Wheels got to turning, haven't seen a poll like this in a while.

Who here actually likes recoil in a firearm? If that 44 Magnum or 380ACP mouse gun simply didn't buck at all, would you like it better or prefer the gratification of knowing something actually happened when you pull the trigger.

Reason for the poll, I suspect 100 years from now we may have technology that does away with recoil as we know it.:cool:
 
Well, no, I don't "like" it. LOL I will say that the more I shoot the more I get used to it and it doesn't bother me. I change my Glock 33 to a 9mm and back and barely notice the difference now. I remember years ago, my first gun was a 357. God how I hated shooting actual 357 rounds out of it. I'd always shoot 38. Now, I'd LOVE to have that gun back...and I'm itching to try a 44. :D
 
Don't much care either way.

I shoot some "heavy" .45 Colt loads that scared the whatnot out of a friend of mine when he shot it one day. He refused to ever shoot it again, saying he'd stick with 9mm's. I didn't think they were bad at all.

Yet I also shoot a lot of loads and cartridges that have little or no recoil at all, and they're fun too.

So I reckon I don't care either way. What I use depends on what I'm shooting at.

Daryl
 
recoil

Since I won't be here in 100 years, it doesn't much matter.
Firearms recoil. If I want to shoot them, I deal with it.
Pete
 
I don't particularly care for it either. But most of the .380s and all of the 9mm Makarov pistols kicked more than any 9mm I ever had. The .44 magnum in a 4-inch barrel Model 29 (the Elmer Keith set-up) had a noticeable kick, all right, but a Model 58 in .41 magnum was virtually the same. I couldn't tell the difference. The .357 magnum with lighter bullets was relatively little real kick but the blast more than made up for it. All of those made 9mm and .45 autos seem positively pleasant to shoot.

In rifles, the H&R .45-70 trapdoor made all other rifles seem much nicer to shoot.
 
Ben Towe said:
What is a 40w laser?
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A recoil-less weapon of the future . . . and a moderately humorous poll choice by the OP.

A laser won't offer much in the way of knockdown power, unfortunately. It would have to be wielded more like a long-distance edged weapon than a firearm to have any significant immediate "impact."
 
I like a certain amount of recoil in both handguns and rifles. I consider it part of shooting but I'm certainly not a glutton for punishment either.
 
Voted yes, I agree with Kreyzhorse...just goes with shooting. Loved the guns most people at the time said had "bad recoil"...whatever that is.

As a kid I heard the .357 and .44 mag. kicked bad, when I got to shoot them, I loved them. Have snubbies in both calibers. Also have a AMT automag III in .30 carbine, most of my friends hate it, I love it...go figure.

I'm not a glutton for punishment either, if it hurt to shoot them, I wouldn't own them. I've read a lot of folks think +P in a 642 is too much, I think they just may not have the right grips or something...who knows.

Guess I just like the "hand cannons"...always have.:) I've heard the same of the 500 S&W, I haven't fired one yet, but I sure as hell wanna try...sounds like fun to me.:cool:

Edit: Can anyone explain to me why I read so many posts where the little .380s "kick" too much?:confused: A mini 9mm?? I just don't get that one.
 
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I liked recoil as a young man. I don't find it painful, but will tell you this: arthritis is less fun than I was told it would be. I've been thinking about asking for a refund.
 
Recoil is a part of shooting, but I don't consider a pleasant sensation as some of you seem to. Rather, I am aware that there is a trade-off between the weight of the gun and the amount of felt recoil (also affected by other design features of the gun and ammo), and I choose my point of compromise. Not wholly unlike choosing a pistol caliber.
 
I can't say as I care much either way in a handgun.

Long guns are different. I am not a fan of recoil in long guns.

Handguns it doesn't "bother" me. Now, if my concern is a follow-up shot then I'd look at it a little differently but purely from a comfort perspective, no worries. Sure, if it hurts, well, no thanks, but there aren't all that many handguns that actually hurt.
 
Can anyone explain to me why I read so many posts where the little .380s "kick" too much?
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Try shooting a Seecamp .380. I loved that little gun....till I shot it. Recoil was too much for me so I sold it. About to pick up a Seecamp .32 just like the one I sold to help fund the .380. :o
 
In a range situation it's fine, even fun. In a defensive situation, it's deadly. I have learned to always use the biggest gun I can that fits the situation, recoil minimization being a big part of that.
 
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