My son is currently in the market for a handgun to be used for home defense. He is a big guy like myself so he could likely shoot about anything without having to worry about recoil.
However his wife is petite and he wonders whether she would be able to comfortably shoot a .40 caliber ACP.
The only person he currently knows who owns a handgun is me and mine are 9mm. I selected this cartridge size because I felt it was going to be something my wife could shoot and she loves it.
As I can't convince him that a 9mm Federal Premium 147gr Hydra Shock is a people stopper he wants the 40.
Is there objective data or a general rule of thumb about recoil differences of the two cartridge sizes in an ACP? If so I can take her to the range and let her shoot mine and my wife's 9's. Then she could judge whether she could handle the extra recoil.
By the way the handgun he is considering is the S&W Sigma 40ve.
Thoughts about convincing him that a 9mm can be effective?
However his wife is petite and he wonders whether she would be able to comfortably shoot a .40 caliber ACP.
The only person he currently knows who owns a handgun is me and mine are 9mm. I selected this cartridge size because I felt it was going to be something my wife could shoot and she loves it.
As I can't convince him that a 9mm Federal Premium 147gr Hydra Shock is a people stopper he wants the 40.
Is there objective data or a general rule of thumb about recoil differences of the two cartridge sizes in an ACP? If so I can take her to the range and let her shoot mine and my wife's 9's. Then she could judge whether she could handle the extra recoil.
By the way the handgun he is considering is the S&W Sigma 40ve.
Thoughts about convincing him that a 9mm can be effective?