The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - I have thought of this

I have thought of this (reply)

Art — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:26:26 +0000

My Glock 19 weighs around 20 Oz. but 16 rounds of 9MM is a little over 8 Oz. Still quite a bit less then my 229 Sig with 13 rounds of 40 S&W or same amount of 357 Sig. Main reason I am trying the Glock. Jury still out.

Art

Honestly I haven't noticed either but you'd think it (reply)

stonewalrus — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:42:03 +0000

Would make a small difference. Maybe since it is "inside" your hand it doesn't affect centrifugal force as much. You sure can notice the carry weight/heft.

recoil, handling on fully loaded mag vs 1 left (reply)

~JM~ — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:46:14 +0000

I shot a Desert Eagle 44mag once that I could feel getting lighter every time I pulled the trigger.

~JM~

Yes, I should have added I never noticed as well. (reply)

Hoot — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:06:08 +0000

...

My Para 45 holds 14 rounds, I have never noticed the (reply)

Cherokee — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:09:46 +0000

weight difference when getting down to 1 or 2 rounds. My 38 Super holds 20 rounds, same thing, never noticed, nor have I noticed any difference when shooting my XDM with 19 rounds. Interesting thought though....

It does... (reply)

Hoot — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:21:30 +0000

I have a 10-round .45 in a relatively light frame--24oz or 10,500gr. Every time I fire, the total weight is reduced by about 325gr (230gr bullet, 90gr case, 5gr powder). I suppose a fella could graph out the curve of the recoil but I'm feeling a little lazy this morning.

recoil, handling on fully loaded mag vs 1 left

stonewalrus — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:45:24 +0000

Have you ever thought how much a fully loaded magazine weighs and what effect full vs nearly empty could make? Ten rounds of 40 weigh approx 1/2 pound (my carry piece). I would think with high cap magazines there could be a noticeable difference.