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BigJimP · January 25, 2010, 07:04 PM

Zippy can speak for himself ...( he's a big boy ) ...but I don't see his comments as contradictory either ...

But recoil reduction isn't a factor in "porting" in my opinion / just muzzle rise... In my opinion, there is no significant reduction in recoil from "porting".

I agree a poorly fit gun will probably give a shooter more felt recoil ( especially if it smacks them in the face / recoils into the cheek bone vs sliding under it, etc ..) but all those things are different issues than trying to find something to stop or reduce the muzzle rise ....which, in my opinion "porting" does very well.

But its hard to prove / and a lot of experienced shooters like OneOunce ...say there is no effect from porting ....so its an interesting discussion.

January 25, 2010, 07:04 PM	#24
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Zippy can speak for himself ...( he's a big boy ) ...but I don't see his comments as contradictory either ... But recoil reduction isn't a factor in "porting" in my opinion / just muzzle rise... In my opinion, there is no significant reduction in recoil from "porting". I agree a poorly fit gun will probably give a shooter more felt recoil ( especially if it smacks them in the face / recoils into the cheek bone vs sliding under it, etc ..) but all those things are different issues than trying to find something to stop or reduce the muzzle rise ....which, in my opinion "porting" does very well. But its hard to prove / and a lot of experienced shooters like OneOunce ...say there is no effect from porting ....so its an interesting discussion.