Light is RIGHT!!
I've had my Taurus 617T in Stealth Grey for 3 years now (yeah, I was one of the first and paid close to $500!!).
No problem, after reading several articles I just HAD to have one. Most of the writers were saying that this gun was "revolutionary."
I think that was an understatement. I have owned and shot various 44mags, several 357's, and one T/C 14" 45-70 (what a hand cannon!!). So recoil sensitive I was NOT.
Well, long story getting shorter....the 617T is revolutionary in my mind's eye. WHY?
As stated by various people:
1. Because titanium is about %40 lighter than steel, titanium's MOMENT OF INERTIA is A LOT less. Let me explain by a crude example. Its takes more energy to stop a heavier object in motion than it does to stop a lighter object in motion. The porting at the muzzle does this rather effectively with mid to hot 125 gr. 357 loads. I, like others, actually have to return my front sight from below(after recoil) rather than from above. Yeah, I know, hard to believe....shooting is believing.
2. The grips help is controlling recoil as well in that they allow the shooter to maintain a secure purchase on the gun.
Am I happy?...you betcha'. Comparing a Ruger SP101 and my Taurus 617T is like getting hit by a baseball bat versus a whiffle ball bat!!