Does the Glock 22/23 Gen4 have less or manageable recoil than Gen3 due to dual recoil springs on Gen. Like to get response on those shoots or owns the 40 cal.
Until you get old and arthritis and neuropathy set in. Then you feel the pain after about 25 rounds with .40 S&W. If this gel gizmo works, I'll be all set. I'm not worried about shooting the gun in a critical situation. Hand pain will be the least of my worries. But I doubt it will take more than 5 rounds to solve things.100% agree, also, with a given powder the lighter bullet will take a larger charge of powder, using up the free space gained by the shorter bullet, so likely very little free space change per se.
Free recoil. that is, recoil that is available to be felt, is a product of gun weight, ejecta weight and velocity. Felt recoil is very subjective and attached to many. many other factors. Even things like muzzle report and flash can affect how the shooter perceives recoil.
Other than competitive shooters who care about such things as recovery time, recoil discussions are usually the domain of the inexperienced. The more you shoot, the less you will notice recoil as a factor in the shooting experience (notwithstanding gross examples like some of the magnum handgun calibers, etc.)
I agree. Recoil simply dictates the speed with which you can get good hits with a given caliber, in a given platform. I think you have to let the gun set the cadence. I burned a couple hundred rounds today through my 19 and 23. Spent some time on fast doubles and triples. Fast for me anyway. Shooting 10" plates at 10yds, staying in the center 6" or so. Consistant .25 or so splits with the 19, 124gr over max BE-86, and consistantly in the low .30's with the 23, 180gr at 1050fp. I can't track the front sight any faster, and usually throw my second shot low when I speed up by .05 or so. Seems I've reached my limit speedwise, with my aging eyes being the limiting factor.Other than competitive shooters who care about such things as recovery time, recoil discussions are usually the domain of the inexperienced. The more you shoot, the less you will notice recoil as a factor in the shooting experience (notwithstanding gross examples like some of the magnum handgun calibers, etc.)