Beretta92fsQueer
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I have found the best self defense ammo to carry would be that which is of proper fit for the chamber of the defensive tool I have with me at the time!:shocker:
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I have found the best self defense ammo to carry would be that which is of proper fit for the chamber of the defensive tool I have with me at the time!:shocker:
Without getting into the weeds I'll just say that I prefer to shoot and carry .45 acp, but because of ammo prices I have been mostly shooting 9mm for the last few years. I have never been a .40 fan due to cost, muzzle flip and ammo inventory. I just didn't see enough advantage in barrier penetration to justify all that.
But then I shot my buddy's M&P Shield chambered in .40. I like it better than the Shield in 9mm, the XDS .45 acp, the XD Mod2 9mm, to name a few I've shot pretty much side by side with the Shield .40 over the last few years. I don't know what it is about that particular gun, but it is the only .40 I have ever really enjoyed shooting despite it's diminutive size and follow-ups are as quick as any similar size 9mm for me. Besides that, I just haven't found a .40 I prefer to my existing options.
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As evidenced by responses, so far, it's all in the eye of the beholder of which is preferred.
The center line of the barrel plays a major part. The closer to your hand, the less muzzle flip, the less felt recol.Sometimes it's the firearm. I had a Taurus PT940, which is .40 S&W. I felt it had excessive muzzle flip. But now I carry the FNX-45, and find it's recoil milder than the 1911 in .45ACP, so I'm tempted to try the FNX-40 as well. The overall design of the FNX series seems to work at dampening felt recoil more than "traditional" firearms. I don't know why. But that's how it feels.
The center line of the barrel plays a major part. The closer to your hand, the less muzzle flip, the less felt recol.
"...Also bore axis will effect muzzle rise or flip as well as weight on the front of the gun. XDM has a pretty high bore axis sig has an even higher bore axis. I have the tungsten guide rod and never noticed a difference but I slapped a TLR2 on the front of my sig and that made a noticeable difference. Keeping your hand as high up as you can lowers the bore axis and helps to control the muzzle flip."
http://www.xdtalk.com/threads/looking-to-eliminate-muzzle-flip.214688/
I have been shooting plow handle revolvers since I was a teenager, actually I prefer muzzle flip to the jarring impact of straight line recoil. It seems maybe to just me that there is more complaints with lost motor skills with the newer low bore axis pistols. A good example is the very low bore axis PPK, and clones. In alloy frames the impact is almost uncomfortable, and thousands of rounds probably would result in tendon damage.
Just me, but the most comfortable, and less straight line impact, and muzzle flip pistols are Hi Points. Those slides weighing a pound really soak it up. Next in the line up are both my Star Super, and 1911, both much less impact, and flip than a plastic fantastic, steel soaks up recoil. A inexpensive ring of fire Jimenez also has less recoil than a plastic fantastic, heavy zamac just soaks it up, while a LCP pounds the hand. She tried both, and ended up with a JA380, until I replaced it with a SMC 380. The SMC though is taxing to shoot though, alloy frame.
My wife hated her Glock 22 because of problems it caused her wrist. It was sold, and replaced with a compact Witness in the hated 380 caliber, it is a joy to shoot, and she OC's it whenever possible. It replaced her carry of my vintage police positive which I worried about due to it's long history, and age.
I thought about that too, but like my FNX-45, the slide is still metal. Hit them with that, if you have to.Glock ought to make their grips more ergonomically friendly. I switched out my 92FS grips for something a bit more comfortable, and it feels great. Rubber grips soak up recoil as well.
The down side of the Glock v. 92FS is if my FS runs out of round I have a heap of metal I can use for grill smashing. Smacking someone with plastic...
I thought about that too, but like my FNX-45, the slide is still metal. Hit them with that, if you have to.