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Technosavant · March 11, 2013, 03:45 PM

I have full size P250 kits in both calibers (among others), and I have fired them back to back.

I expected the .40 to be snappy. It really wasn't. It was less "snappy" than a 9mm (I was using 180gr .40S&W ammo) and in many ways the recoil characteristic was similar to the .45ACP. Both felt like more of a push, but the .45's push was indeed heavier (the P250 is not a great platform for the .45... it does indeed kick more than a 1911, even the little 1911s; my Sig Ultra is easier to shoot than my P250 in .45).

The .40 was pretty much in the middle between a 9mm and a .45, and that is likely not a surprise. It was much easier to shoot than I expected.

March 11, 2013, 03:45 PM	#25
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 4,040	I have full size P250 kits in both calibers (among others), and I have fired them back to back. I expected the .40 to be snappy. It really wasn't. It was less "snappy" than a 9mm (I was using 180gr .40S&W ammo) and in many ways the recoil characteristic was similar to the .45ACP. Both felt like more of a push, but the .45's push was indeed heavier (the P250 is not a great platform for the .45... it does indeed kick more than a 1911, even the little 1911s; my Sig Ultra is easier to shoot than my P250 in .45). The .40 was pretty much in the middle between a 9mm and a .45, and that is likely not a surprise. It was much easier to shoot than I expected.