springfield xd .40 or s&w .9

[EJdm]

i shoot my brother in law .40 man that thing had no to very little recoil...

[mmmmpsi]

i shoot my brother in law .40 man that thing had no to very little recoil...

It really depends on the gun.. technically a .40 should have more recoil because it's a bigger round and it's all about newtons 3rd law.. The difference is how that energy is dispersed back to the shooters hand.. I've shot .45's that feel less recoil than the S&W .9mm that I sold.. I sold it for this very reason.. S&W in my opinion is a great entry level gun that is safe and moderately reliable, but if it's your ONLY gun for serious protection I would hold off and get a XD..

[WickedIXMR]

It really depends on the gun.. technically a .40 should have more recoil because it's a bigger round and it's all about newtons 3rd law.. The difference is how that energy is dispersed back to the shooters hand.. I've shot .45's that feel less recoil than the S&W .9mm that I sold.. I sold it for this very reason.. S&W in my opinion is a great entry level gun that is safe and moderately reliable, but if it's your ONLY gun for serious protection I would hold off and get a XD..

Exactly. Depends on the gun. If it's the same exact gun, the .40 would recoil more. I've shot a 1911 .45 that recoiled less than both my s&w 9 and xd9. But of course you're comparing a 5in barrel .45 gun vs a 3in on my xd and 4in on my s&w.

[mmmmpsi]

Exactly. Depends on the gun. If it's the same exact gun, the .40 would recoil more. I've shot a 1911 .45 that recoiled less than both my s&w 9 and xd9. But of course you're comparing a 5in barrel .45 gun vs a 3in on my xd and 4in on my s&w.

What brand 1911 do you have?? I've wanted a Springfield 1911 but honestly not exactly what you would want to CC. haha So hense I haven't had the need to buy one yet..

[WickedIXMR]

What brand 1911 do you have?? I've wanted a Springfield 1911 but honestly not exactly what you would want to CC. haha So hense I haven't had the need to buy one yet..

Well I don't own a 1911, yet. I put a deposit on a Dan Wesson CBOB that I'm getting in April. The only one I have ever shot was a really really old Colt that my buddy has from the World War. It even says United States Property on it. It's an old gun but still shot perfectly fine.