Slab side grip panels don't count. The recoil it hitting your hand on the backstrap of the grip which is metal.This 1911 wears factory rubber. Can't say it really helps mitigate recoil, however.
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Slab side grip panels don't count. The recoil it hitting your hand on the backstrap of the grip which is metal.This 1911 wears factory rubber. Can't say it really helps mitigate recoil, however.
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My cousin has a small frame S&W 357 with the scandium frame. This revolver drew blood from me in five shots! He replaced the original grips with rubber grips(don’t remember which kind), and it was still unpleasant to shoot, but tolerable.No one sells slip on recoil pads for heavy recoiling rifles made out of wood, many do made out of rubber. Just sayin'
That is not to discount fit in anyway. Properly sized and fitted grips make a huge difference but when you have achieved proper fit then the material it is made out of can still make a noticeable difference.
On grips that are designed to have the gun roll in your hand under recoil, like we find in most single actions, wood works better to mitigate recoil. When the grip is designed in a way that does not allow roll, like most semis and DA revolvers, rubber is the best to mitigate recoil.
Muzzlebrakes and magnaporting tame recoil very very well in my experience.