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re: Springfield Armory question.
Posted on 10/6/12 at 8:07 pm to Cold Pizza
Posted on 10/6/12 at 8:07 pm to Cold Pizza
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Felt recoil is mostly a function of muzzle energy compared to the weight of the weapon. size and shape of the grip/buttstock is a factor as well as how hard the bolt carrier slams it's backstop.
I don't care about all that you just typed but a .40 vs .45 is much like a .380 vs a 9mm. It is a very snappy recoil that just isn't a pleasant to shoot.
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Posted on 10/7/12 at 4:04 am to prplhze2000
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Sheriff told me this morning the 40 had much cheaper am munition and it was used by most law enforcement
A lot of agencies issue the .40, but very few issue XD's.
Posted on 10/7/12 at 8:15 am to dawg23
He meant 40 v 45 not the XD per se. ;-)
Posted on 10/7/12 at 8:45 am to KingRanch
quote:He shoots skeet, why?
He hasn't shot very many .45's then
No, he said it had great balance and feel and was very accurate out of the box. But he probably lied to me.
Posted on 10/7/12 at 8:47 am to Anton7
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He shoots skeet
That would explain why he said an XD was the sweetest shooting .45
Posted on 10/7/12 at 9:17 am to KingRanch
Ouch! 
That hurt
That hurt Posted on 10/7/12 at 9:18 am to Anton7
The XDs is where it's at in the XD world BTW
Posted on 10/7/12 at 11:52 am to TigerOnThe Hill
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TigerOnThe Hill
Thank you, TOTH.
I do agree with Cold Pizza that a .45 is different and recoil felt is different. Yeah, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, so it seems like a 230gr bullet would push harder than a 180gr bullet.
But these are the other things to take into account as Tiger pointed out. The recoil spring will be heavier in the .45, so slide speed will be less. So, this leads to the muzzle "flip" many experience with certain .40s, because they have a recoil spring similar to a 9mm, but are slinging out a larger piece of lead at a higher velocity.
And yes, Tiger is also right that .40 S&W is higher pressure. 45 is very low pressure, as it was invented in the early 1900s. It's just always had this characteristic. It also has the recoil "push" versus "flip" feel compared to .40.
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