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MLeake · January 11, 2013, 12:12 PM

I find my Colt 1917 has sharper recoil than my .45 1911s. This is probably partly due to the lack of a slide's movement to spread out the recoil impulse, but mostly due to the fact that the old GI grips on the 1917 do not fit my hand all that well.

January 11, 2013, 12:12 PM	#13
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	I find my Colt 1917 has sharper recoil than my .45 1911s. This is probably partly due to the lack of a slide's movement to spread out the recoil impulse, but mostly due to the fact that the old GI grips on the 1917 do not fit my hand all that well.