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 .
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.
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I'll agree 100% with both of these. I have 3 main hand guns that I shoot. A .22, a .32H&R and a .357 and reload for the later 2. I load the .357 with hot 180gr loads for hunting and have zero issues with the recoil, but my favorite to shoot is the .32. It probably has more to do with my love of the platform than amounts of recoil either way.

In rifles, I don't like the .30-06 on up. Had enough after a dozen or so rounds and I like shooting more than that.

As for the .380 I have no experience with that. But I do have experience with a straight blow back 9mm and that thing was a handfull. I can imagine a lightweight .380 in blow back design being bad news.

LK
 
Try shooting a Seecamp .380. I loved that little gun....till I shot it.
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Thanks Hoyt, I'm guessing it's a design thing then. The Seecamp is one of the few .380s I haven't fired all these years. I've just never shot one that was uncomfortable to shoot, and found it strange that so many folks did. Guess I just never fired the right, ( or wrong lol) designs.;)
 
Don't care

I voted that I don’t really care. It’s part of shooting.

I have small, big bore handguns for self defense which have terrible recoil but I deal with it as necessary for the intended use.

I have small bore, heavy handguns which have almost no recoil for plinking but I see no practical use for these.

The same applies to rifles; the 22s are for plinking, the higher powered ones are for the real world.

As for lasers, these can cut steel up close so it shouldn’t be beyond technology to make one that will slice a man into steaks at 50 yards. (I’ve heard rumors that these already exist.)

The problem with a laser is that it makes no noise. Imagine a battle using lasers. No noise but soldiers falling out left and right. What kind of war is that?!!!

As in that movie about Dune, or something like that, the GGs were using “force field” weapons to attack the BGs and the GG actors had to jerk and grunt each time they fired in order to make it seem like something was happening. Their weapons actually looked like cameras.
 
It doesn't matter,i'll shoot anything i can at least twice before i can say i don't like it.

One day i want to own a .500 S&W,a 460 1/2 barrel and a .50 cal Desert Eagle.They should be fun to shoot.
 
As for lasers, these can cut steel up close so it shouldn’t be beyond technology to make one that will slice a man into steaks at 50 yards. (I’ve heard rumors that these already exist.)

The problem with a laser is that it makes no noise. Imagine a battle using lasers. No noise but soldiers falling out left and right. What kind of war is that?!!!
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Actually, I think the major problem with laser weapons in a civilian world can be explained in a single word..... "over-penetration".;):eek:


Through the BG, through the 7-11, through the 7-11 clerk, through the police car behind the 7-11, through officer in the police car....
 
Who here actually likes recoil in a firearm?
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It all depends on the gun and its purpose.

In my SD/HD guns, I generally don't like recoil since it increases time between follow-up shots. In this case, less recoil is better. That's why my HD gun is a Ruger P90. Big gun, large frame, huge grip. In my carry guns, I have chosen guns that are relatively large and beefy when you consider they are CCWs (Ruger SP101 and SR9c).

On the other hand, recoil can be super fun. When I met up with friends from the Texas Gun Owners a while back, one of them had a Taurus Raging Bull in .454 Casull. While manageable, the recoil certainly was noticeable. Needless to say, we had a great time with it. :)
 
I like the feel of a powerful handgun, but like most of us, heavy recoil makes me want to flinch. When I can resist the flinch with my 460, the 44 feels like a pussycat, and the tendency to flinch is greatly reduced. That's why I call my 460 "the trainer".
 
Interesting poll. After a box or two of .44 mag. or heavy .45 Colt loads, my hands are bruised and my wrists hurt.

So why do I still have a big smile on my face? ;) :D

I have to draw the line at those though. Anything more is just sheer masochism.
 
Peetza,

That is a valid point about lasers. I read a story many years ago about an E.T. who came to earth and demonstrated his laser. He accidentally killed a cow in Nebraska. Odd but this was before lasers had even been invented, or the name coined. Of course, a laser was used in the sci-fi by H.G. Wells in War of the Worlds.

I suppose the laser could be adjusted to spread the beam a bit so that by the time it has gone a specified distance the beam has widened enough that it would not cut, just burn like hell.

“Alright, men, set your lasers on fry! Charge!”
 
Anyone who knows anything knows that a laser stops upon contact with any object creating a big hole or making it completely disappear. Don't you guys ever watch Star Trek? Oh, or was that a phaser?. Dang it.

LK
 
what people dont know is how easy it is to defeat a laser. highly polished shields with mirror finishes. and if one was particularly adept, you could reflect a laser beam back at the attacker.
 
I've got to admit that I like a fair amount of recoil. Not a punishing amount, but a fair amount. There's nothing quiet like pulling the trigger on a service-sized .357 revolver with full house rounds. It's quiet pleasant, not too soft but not painful.
 
Greyson,

Yes, it would seem the laser could be reflected back at the attacker.

Now the question is: If the attacker had set his laser on fry would be reflected beam be broil?
 
I don't really like recoil. I feel the less I feel, the better. However, I am not going to let recoil keep me from trying a gun.
 
I only care when it hurts. Firing 125 gr. .357 magnums will make my hand hurt after a couple of dozen rounds or so. It's at that point when I begin to dislike the recoil:D
 
I enjoy having some recoil from my guns, in moderation that is. I enjoy my .45 Colt with a 255 SWC at 900-1000 FPS and a limited amount of .44 Mag.

On the other hand I have no desire to shoot .357 Magnums from one of the ultra light J frames or any round above a .44 Magnum.
 
I have to draw the line at those though. Anything more is just sheer masochism.
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The 460, believe it or not, is not punishing to shoot despite heavy recoil. I don't know about the shorter ones, but my 8 3/8 incher handles the kick really well. It is not unusual for me to unload 50 pieces per range visit, and I don't get soreness or bruising at all.
 
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