having owned both... I don't know if I buy into the fact that the fullsize has more felt recoil than the compact.
I attribute it to the following... the fullsize is a big gun and no matter how big your hands are, it will always be harder to grip than the smaller compact. when I first shot both of them, my initial impressions were "holy ****, this compact is like a friggin hand-cannon". Not the same impression on the fullsize. (I owned the compact first before getting a fullsize)
If you had some problems handling the fullsize, you won't have any handling the compact. Of the pair, I always preferred the compact.
(for reference, I'm 6'3", 210lbs)
I attribute it to the following... the fullsize is a big gun and no matter how big your hands are, it will always be harder to grip than the smaller compact. when I first shot both of them, my initial impressions were "holy ****, this compact is like a friggin hand-cannon". Not the same impression on the fullsize. (I owned the compact first before getting a fullsize)
If you had some problems handling the fullsize, you won't have any handling the compact. Of the pair, I always preferred the compact.
(for reference, I'm 6'3", 210lbs)