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Old September 7, 2013, 12:20 PM   #31
North Bender
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Join Date: June 14, 2006
Location: Washington State
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Because of internet use, people seem to have a tendency to offer opinions on subjects they really don't have a clue about. By and large many shooters today have little to no experience shooting rounds like the .41 or .44 Magnums from fixed barrel revolvers where some of us learned to handle their recoil early on. The .45 ACP's recoil is pretty tame by comparison. If you can't handle the recoil of a 185 gr. +P load in .45 ACP, you might want to consider a lighter recoiling round. There's nothing particularly difficult about the .45 ACP's recoil, up to and including +P.
And I'd add that some people think their opinions are the only correct ones!

Felt recoil is just that - what the shooter feels. It's a subjective measurement and very much individualistic. I have always been more comfortable shooting a .44 magnum (out of a fixed barrel revolver) than .45 acp from a 1911 frame.
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