low recoil handguns

[joe-nwt]

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Having said that, key factors are pistol weight (for inertia, generally, the more the better) and bore-axis (for torque, generally, the lower the bore line in your hand the less torque, the less the better). Steel pistols with full-length dustcovers generally weigh more than polymer pistols. The Hi-Power, CZ-75, 1911, and Glock enjoy lower bores than some other vaunted designs like the USP and XD.

+1 Although I don't own one, I have shot them and I feel the Hi-Power is one of the nicest, easy-to-point, feels-good-in-your hands gun. My 2¢.

 

[TGC]

depends on the powder and amount of charge in the casing, thats why people reload, also some guns can have a heavier spring put into them to cut back on the recoil, such as a 1911. there are all kinds of variables to it.

 

[ganymede]

Although I haven't fired one, the lowest perceived recoil is going to be from a Hi-Point. It is a straight blow back so much less force is transmitted to the frame. Only the spring is attached to the frame so that is the amount of recoil that will be transmitted.

Hey, you asked for a low recoiling pistol, you didn't say it had to be pretty......

And people say the Glock is ugly. The hi-point almost looks home made

 

[esquif]

sig p226 ss so heavy there is no recoil