Recoil is a function of many different factors. Caliber, ammo type, gun design and weight.
A heavy gun will tend to recoil less because the weight damps so much of the recoil. A Polymer frame gun also has less felt recoil and snap because the Polymer frame absorbs a lot of that recoil.
Little single-stack .380s have a lot of 'snap' because they are lightweight and are kinda skinny at the grip. The double-stack .380s give you more wideth at the grip so that damps the recoil more.
A Smith & Wesson Model 686 or better yet, a Model 28 loaded with even the hottest .38 Special rounds is going to have very little recoil because of the heavy frame. That is one choice, a .357 Mag. loaded with .38s. Another choice is a Glock Model 17 or Model 19 .9mm where the Glock Polymer frame will flex with each shot and absorb a lot of the recoil. Nines tend to be mild recoiling rounds, anyway.
Although .32s are not really the best choice for home/personal defense, a good .380 sized pistol like the Walter or Beretta in .32 acp will recoil a lot less. This is recommended for people who can't handle recoil at all. Use quality defensive ammo like Silvertips and practice a lot. NOTE: Make sure you get a 'modern' pistol as some of the old ones would not feed anything but ball ammo.
Good luck.
H
2007-08-02 22:56:18
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answered by H 7
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Generally, the heavier the pistol, the less recoil it will have. I have an S&W Model 586 .357 that is a large frame revolver, and it has a lug of metal under the barrel to weight down the barrel and reduce muzzle flip.
So when firing .357, it doesn't really snap up too much, and has virtually no recoil shooting .38 Special. I think a good home defense round for this gun would be a .38 Special +P with a hollowpoint. I'm leery of using a full power .357 load just due to the fear of overpenetration.
2007-08-03 12:22:05
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answered by Uncle Pennybags 7
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Unless the shooter is especially weak or frail, I would not recommend anything smaller than .38special or 9mm as a defensive weapon that is kept in the home. Fear of Recoil should be overcome in training and practice and even small persons can handle a mid to large framed .38 revolver with just one session of good coaching.
2007-08-04 00:28:58
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answered by DJ 7
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A .22 pistol, DO NOT USE IT FOR HOME DEFENSE.
If you're looking for home defense, 9mm is the bare minimum, and that's only if you can put two rounds into the center mass. I keep a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun under my bed for home defense, loaded with frangible shot (so it doesn't go through walls and hit a neighbor or my son).
2007-08-03 09:11:36
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answered by Anonymous
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any pistol that has a barrel less then 5 inches, has little to none recoil at all.
2007-08-03 20:02:43
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answered by kg 2
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22 Caliber long Rifle in pistol, Rifle or Revolver*> In a Shotgun it is 410 gauge*...
2007-08-03 19:29:53
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answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7
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browning buckmark just be a good shot with that .22lr. good luck with that now buy a real 1911 real meaning .45 acp
2007-08-04 00:40:10
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answered by fordpsd99 2
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