hk45 felt recoil?

[cereal killer]

Hi Guys,


I find myself looking at an HK 45 as a potential next purchase, for those that have had a chance to fire one, what is the recoil like?

For reference, I shoot a 1911 in .45 ok, however I tend to shoot 9mm a bit better (I haven't shot other 45s, but I've shot a few different 9s, shot best with xdm). To be clear, I don't mind the recoil of the 45, I just tend to do a bit better with some 9s. My only experience with .40 has been with a Sig P226, and a very negative one... felt as if the gun wanted to jump out of my hands - it's for sale in the EE for that reason, great gun but hate it with a passion

So, for someone who profoundly hates .40, likes .45 but tends to shoot 9mm a little better... what are everybody's thoughts on felt recoil from the HK 45? I'm a little worried as it seems to have a rather high bore axis, which it has in common with the P226 (unsure if my poor experience is due to it being a .40, the high bore axis, or a bit of both).


I'm debating between a P09 (9mm), m&p (9mm or 45) or HK 45 as my next purchase, any feedback appreciated.

Thanks
Eric

 

[Antoine22]

I can't stand the recoil of the 40 just like you described. All of my pistols are either in 9mm or 45 acp with the exception of my revolver. I have 3 1911 in 45, 1 hk45 and 1 hk45ct. The recoil is manageable but it's no where near the 1911. The buffer helps a bit but it's a much more pleasant experience than a glock 21.

Hopes that help.

 

[Master-G]

Sometimes I think I'm the only guy that likes shooting the .40

Anyway--the HK45. My Dad--who's been shooting handguns since the 1960s--tried the one I used to own and on the first shot he admitted that for a split second he thought that he had loaded a 9mm round in by mistake. My experience wasn't quite as striking but I found it very pleasant to shoot, recoil-wise. I owned one, sold it, then felt that maybe I didn't give it a fair shake, then bought a second one. Same thing with that though--I did find the grip slippery even though it has a nice texture, but worse the trigger "trough" in the trigger guard hit my trigger finger under recoil. No doubt the HK45 is a great pistol, but I prefer the USP. I might try a HK45 Compact—that has a different trigger guard and grip texture.

 

[dogzilla]

I shoot better with mine than I do with most of my nines. It just seems to point naturally, and the trigger is much better than my p30L