Snappy .40 recoil

[spyder1439]

i carry a sig sauer p226 SA/DA .357sig pistol on duty and it has more recoil then my hk p2000 sk V3 .357. i think it has to do with the recoil spring sig has one but hk has the two.

my first gun was a .40 cal glock 23 i love the gun and the caliber. the only appeal i see to 9mm is the cost.

[BanditSRT8]

This is why a lot of people choose 9mm instead of 40 in a subcompact. I don't mind 40 (just bought one yesterday) but in a subcompact I wouldn't even think about it. I want immediate availability of a followup shot.

I went with this option for my 40, and it is quite tame compared to a standard version:

[H&K 4 LIFE]

AHH stupid caliber wars making me want to pull my hair out!

Both the 9mm and the .40 are fine defensive rounds and theres nothing wrong with either of them. For the range, I do prefer the .40 through something bigger then a sub-compact pistol, but the sub-compact .40's aren't hard to control either. I own a G26 and have recently tried a G27. The G27 was harder on the hand, but this is mainly a gun for carry. If I had to run through the mag in an emergency I don't think I'd be crying about the recoil so long as it got the job done.

Concern yourself more with shooting the gun accuratley, you will get used to the recoil in time with regular practice.

[rhmcl]

Thank you all for weighing in with your opinions. The issue is not so much recoil sensititivity, I shoot an HK .45 TAC and a S&W .357, but the snappy or abruptness of the round. I am able to shoot the pistol accurately, I was thinking more along the lines of grip, arm positioning or stance technique.

[straightgrain]

Just a couple of mentions of HK. This is why caliber wars are just not productive.