Small lightweight pistols are normally no fun to shoot due to the additional recoil as there is nothing to help absorb it from a weight/size standpoint. Additionally, they normally make the grips super rough textured to help hold on to the small bucking bronco in your hand. This can be hard on any shooter, much more so on someone with soft skin and sensitive hands. I never liked shooting the KelTec P3AT or Ruger LCP for those reasons.S&Wgrl wrote:The guys at that Academy were very knowledgeable. One question that he didn't know, he asked-imagine that. What irked me the most at Best Shot was the attitude and no willingness to help.
I definitely plan to practice with that gun since eventually it will be my EDC. I'm really getting into this as a hobby too. It is expensive but fun. I have to say that my S&W is more fun to shoot. I ned a grip for it though- I thought it was going to rub a hole in my hand.
The one exception I have found for fun and comfortable to shoot in a small pistol is my Kahr PM9. The extended beaver tail over my my hand between my thumb and forefinger really helps with the perceived recoil and I can shoot 100 - 150 rounds before it starts to affect me.
