I don't get this idea that polymer guns...

by rob , Monday, May 26, 2014, 17:07 (3776 days ago)

Flex a bit and give lighter perceived recoil. I say hogwash. I've had several Glock 19's, an XD-9 and an S&W M&P as well as Browning Hi-Powers, 3 Beretta 92's a Sig P229 and a P226. As for .45's, I've had multiple 1911's, 2 P220 Compacts, an XD 45, Glock 36 and a Gen-4 21. I have yet to shoot a polymer gun and think to myself there is a noticeable reduction in recoil with the polymer guns. On the contrary, my P226 is probably the most comfortable 9mm I've ever fired, followed closely by the 92. I don't recall the G21 or other polymer .45's shooting softer than the Sigs or 1911's either. But it seems I read this all the time, this time in an article written by Charles Petty in the most recent Handloader on breaking in a handgun. Polymer guns may have some advantages (despite the lack of slick trigger actions and aesthetics) but a noticeable lack of recoil is not one of them. Climbing off the soapbox now.