7/26/2024 4:20:42 PM
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Section 10: Defense Weapons/Ammo Subject: Snub-nosed Autos? Msg# 1208317
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You'd think it would be tough, but mine is actually not bad at all. I think it's because the gun is small enough that the hand is actually wrapped completely around the revolver, so recoil just shoves the hand and arm back rather than flipping the gun up or anything like that. Imagine the botom photo with the offhand wrapped around the front of the shooting hand:
The reason all other small frame 9mm revolvers are more difficult to shoot, in my opinion, is because they have longer frames and cylinders made to accomodate the .38 Special and .357 Magnum, and thus can't be more fully enclosed by the shooting hand. I once owned an S&W 9mm J-frame so I have some experience there.
P.S. Taurus made the 905i like mine based on their short-lived .22 Hornady Rimfire and .22 Hornady Rimfire Magnum cartriges. They found the short cylinders perfect for the 9mm round as well, thus the revolvers like mine. The .22 versions didn't sell and were discontinued, as was the frame size, so Taurus began simply chambering their standard model 85-size frames in 9mm. This is a standard J-frame size revolver and is longer than my revolver--even though they kept the same model number. Note the longer cylinder:
Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Taurus 9MM |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I still have not fired a 9mm revolver. Two came through my favorite gun shop last year, one S&W and one Taurus, and both owners sold them because they had "excessive recoil". I had not heard anyone say that up to that time, how is the recoil on your Taurus? |