9mm with most recoil?

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I tried to Google which 9mm pistol has the most kick but it just seem to always return the opposite results, 9mm pistols with the least kick. I'm just asking those with plenty of 9mm experience which 9mm that they shot has the most kick.
 
The smaller and lighter the gun, the shorter or smaller the gripping surface, the more it will kick. Also the hotter the ammo. Just physics.
I would say, by that logic, a Glock 43 type or a Boberg with +P ammo would kick the most.

Another way of getting a 9mm to kick hard is to hold it badly and loosely! But don't blame me if you drop the gun!
 
I have an Astra 9mm. It's straight blowback so it kicks a little. The HK P7 is very small and has some recoil. Neither of them are horrendous by any means.
 
S&W SD9VE had a lot of recoil for a 9mm... felt like more than my .40 Sig and USP. It's just so light and top heavy that it felt awkward. I got rid of that awful pistol pretty quickly. Worst trigger I've ever used.

I've heard the little James Bond 9mm shorts jerk pretty good, same as the HK P7's. Tiny, lightweight centerfire pistols.
 
Recoil is hard to quantify. As others have mentioned upthread, lighter pistols generally tend to recoil more--it's the whole "equal and opposite reaction" thing. But there's more to it than that--higher bore axis can amplify recoil by exaggerating muzzle flip (there's more of a lever effect for the recoil forces). Grip angle can affect recoil--a steeper angle means the recoil pushes back into the wrist more, and will tend to minimize flip. A heavier slide can add to recoil since it's a large rapidly reciprocating mass. Action types (blowback/gas retarded/Browning locked breech) can also change the feel. Even how someone grips a pistol also affects it.

Finally, there's personal perception. Some of the pistols mentioned above by others as having more recoil (the USP and P7) I find quite mild. For me, I've always felt that the Glock 17 had the sharpest recoil in 9mm while others say it's quite soft-shooting.
 
I found the Boberg to kick the most of all the 9mm's I have tried. Really fun gun to shoot with great snap for each round; although the trigger was hard for me to get used to.
 
Still alive said:
The smaller and lighter the gun, the shorter or smaller the gripping surface, the more it will kick. Also the hotter the ammo. Just physics.
I would say, by that logic, a Glock 43 type or a Boberg with +P ammo would kick the most.

Another way of getting a 9mm to kick hard is to hold it badly and loosely! But don't blame me if you drop the gun!
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I agree with "smaller, less grip and hotter heavy ammo" equals more kick.

However, my Boberg with +P ammo, in my hands, kicks less than the Glock 17L ported I tried that day.
 
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