I have a Shield .40 and have 500+ rounds through it. From the beginning I thought the recoil would be far worse then it was. It does have more "bite" then my Glock 19 and, at first, getting back on target quickly took some practice. I train primarily for home and self defense. I can get 4&1/2 to 5in groupings at 12 feet in about 5-6 seconds using the 7rnd mag. Not great, but much better then when I started. Honestly, I have not really even tried the "double tap" with this firearm yet as I prefer to shoot for center mass. If your goal is to achieve a double tap with the Shield .40, I would say the recoil is manageable enough with some practice.