That is exactly what I'm trying to say...

by rob , Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 23:34 (3775 days ago) @ StoneWolf

If I take a G-19 and a P229 and shoot them side by side, to me the Sig recoils less with the same ammo. They have apx the same barrel lengths. You would have to have two absolutely identical guns with the same overall weight and ballance, same reciprocating mass, same bore centerline over grip, everything, except one would have to be polymer and one a metal like scandium or titanium that could magically weigh exactly the same and then you might be able to make that conclusion. Then, you just might get some cushioning of the slide slamming back in the frame to offset the metal on metal recoil of slide, frame and spring. But on the other hand, the all steel or alloy/steel guns are heavier and that tends to absorb recoil as well. My wife is not so fond of shooting a Glock 19 but finds both the 1911 and the P226 to be favorites of hers at the range and she does quite well with them. I'm certainly not trying to be disrespectful to anyone (although I probably shouldn't have used the term hogwash). I just see this repeated frequently in gun mags, and while I don't shoot as much as the average gun writer, I have owned a quite a few of these guns fired a few thousand rounds through most of them and I just don't find this polymer flexy thing to be an issue in reducing recoil in my own personal experience.