Trey Veston
Member
Lots of arguments regarding the difference between the recoil of the 9mm and .40 S&W, with little actual facts or numbers.
I'm a fan of the .40 S&W and not very sensitive to recoil, so was skeptical of those who complained of the "snappiness" of the round compared to 9mm.
But, I am a believer in facts and data, so decided to do a little experiment.
Since I own a Gen 5 G19 and G23, and a Gen 4 G23, I thought it would be interesting to take all three pistols and shoot them with similar ammo and measure how much muzzle flip there is between them.
Now, I did not figure out how to measure actual force and felt recoil, and only measured muzzle rise, so not completely comprehensive, but at least it does show some level of measurable difference between the three pistols.
Need to skip to 8:00 to avoid the rambling...
I'm a fan of the .40 S&W and not very sensitive to recoil, so was skeptical of those who complained of the "snappiness" of the round compared to 9mm.
But, I am a believer in facts and data, so decided to do a little experiment.
Since I own a Gen 5 G19 and G23, and a Gen 4 G23, I thought it would be interesting to take all three pistols and shoot them with similar ammo and measure how much muzzle flip there is between them.
Now, I did not figure out how to measure actual force and felt recoil, and only measured muzzle rise, so not completely comprehensive, but at least it does show some level of measurable difference between the three pistols.
Need to skip to 8:00 to avoid the rambling...