How's the kick?

[zena]

I'm also a female with small hands and I find the PM9 very comfortable. No problem with recoil and much more comfortable than the revolver. Also much easier to conceal due to small profile. Good luck and let us know what you do.

[Wayne's World]

A totally novice question….
In a “auto-load” pistol, if it were to be ported, would this hinder the recoil operation needed to seat the new round? Does the springs do all the work or is the gasses from the previous round needed. I’m sorry if this sounds stupid, but dad did say, “you’ll never know, if you don’t ask”. Thanks guys.

[Ol'coot]

I own a S&W 642 .38 snubbie and a PM9. To me the PM9 is easier to shoot and has less recoil.I`m not knocking the J-frame.I feel very comfortable carrying it but I`m married to the PM9.I love her plenty good,you bet!!:001_tt2:

I agree 100% with Dietrich comments here, I also have a S&W 642 and a PM9 and the when shooting +P defensive ammo in both the J-frame has a much more substantial felt recoil. Even with this said my wife prefers the 642 over my PM9 as her primary carry weapon as she is just more comfortable with the simplicity of running the revolver. And at 21 feet she can consistently gets 2" groups in slow controlled firing. And now you understand why I answer most of her questions and all of her request with a firm and clearly spoken YES, DEAR!

[Grabbrass]

I just bought a PM9 and got it out for its first trip to the range last Saturday. I was pretty impressed with how (relatively) light the recoil was, compared for example to the Glock 27 I used to own.

I was also surprised at how well the PM9 shot for me ... I put the last 13 rounds I shot (6rd mag plus 7rd mag) all onto a sheet of 8x11 paper at 15yds. And except for one flyer out at the edge of the paper, 12 of those shots were in a circle about the size of a softball. The only problem was, the gun shot about 5 inches low for me, with me putting the middle dot directly over the center of my target. To get that result I had to aim at the top edge of the sheet of paper, where the target was in the dead center of the page. Could be me pushing the gun before the trigger breaks, but if so my flinch is darn consistent.

So yeah ... recoil not an issue. Amazing pistol, really.

[Russell97ta]

I own both the PM9 and a S&W 442, I find the PM9 not only to be more pleasant to shoot but much easier to conceal.
The grip is higher(due to the feed ramp design) and closer to the muzzle line which in turn reduces felt recoil. I have found for my size hands(medium) that the Pierce grip extension is perfect and does not effect concealment to much and allows a more stable hold.

Cheers,
Dave

+1

I own both and find the PM9 much more controllable (I don't have a aftermarket grip on the 642) with normal and +p loads. I like my 642, but it is a house gun for the most part (Till I get a .45 ). Usually after about 75-80 rnds of .38s, the 642 really start wearing your hand out. I would not want to shoot more than that at one time, however, a 3 finger grip would help that tremendously.

I could shoot the PM9 all day, and the factory trigger is much better than the 642.

[arizona98tj]

I agree with the other owners who have J frames and PM9s. I have a 637 Airweight and prefer my PM9 over it, hands down. Ever since the PM9 arrived, the 637 isn't getting any CCW time.

[luka]

How's the Kick

Believe me when the Real thing happens and you have to use the PM9, you will never Feel a thing.:33: