I started shooting a 40sw back in '90 or '91 with a firestar m40 and some years later a kahr tp40 for 8 years and a m&p for 11 years . Can't say recoil was ever and issue . My first CC was a officers acp and still carry a lw commander in 45 as my rural county carry , save the m&p40 for big city and road trips . That one is filled with underwood 155gr 1300fps loads . Recoils nothing special when you use to shooting 44mags and smaller and lighter 357mag revolvers .