can anyone explain to me how the "rotating barrell" in the PX4 Storm reduces recoil?
I respectfully disagree. I have fired a few models (different brands/models) including the Cougar of 9mm and I feel like there is less recoil from the Px4 than the others. The biggest thing to me is that it seems to have less muzzle jump than the other models of the same caliber. This greatly assisting accuracy when firing quickly. You can go to youtube and watch tons of video of guys emptying their magazines into a target. There are quite a few of the Px4 that I have watched, and you can see that the muzzle flip is minimal. Any sort of energy redirection will help when you are talking about recoil and muzzle flip, even if it is only 10% of the total recoil being redirected.I am a marketer by profession, and in my opinion, I think the claim that the rotating barrel reduces felt recoil is primarily marketing hype. If you cycle one of the slides on a Cougar or PX4, and watch how much the barrel actually rotates, it's not that much. Does that action require some energy to do so? Yes! How much??? I'd doubt that it's very much at all. Even though the barrel is steel, you're only rotating it on the axis of the bore. It just can't take that much energy to rotate that small barrel about 30-45 degrees about it's axis.
Having said all that, I have a Stoeger Cougar in 9mm and absolutely love it. In fact, I just posted a glowing review about mine at: http://handgunforum.net/showthread.php?t=19129&page=2. One aspect of the rotating barrel design that I feel does provide noticeable benefits is that this design keeps the axis of the barrel in line with the target throughout the cycle of the slide. My Cougar is very, very accurate. It would probably be very suprising to lock it into a handgun vise and fire 5 shots at 25 yards. I'd bet the group would be under 1".
If you're thinking of buying one, I highly recommend it. The Stoeger version, in my opinion, is the best value on the market for a reasonably compact pistol. The fact that it has a Beretta pedigree helps a lot too.
Robert
When you say that the PX4 has "less recoil than the others," do you also mean less recoil than the Cougar or less recoil from other non-Beretta models? I am trying to understand how the recoil on the PX4 compares with the recoil on the Cougar, i.e., same, less, more? Thank you.I have fired a few models (different brands/models) including the Cougar of 9mm and I feel like there is less recoil from the Px4 than the others. The biggest thing to me is that it seems to have less muzzle jump than the other models of the same caliber. This greatly assisting accuracy when firing quickly. You can go to youtube and watch tons of video of guys emptying their magazines into a target. There are quite a few of the Px4 that I have watched, and you can see that the muzzle flip is minimal. Any sort of energy redirection will help when you are talking about recoil and muzzle flip, even if it is only 10% of the total recoil being redirected.
Actually, I mean both. Compared specifically with the cougar, i don't feel that the difference is dramatic but I think that it is at least noticable. To me, the recoil feels very similar, I just notice that there is less muzzle flip on the Px4, which makes it a hell of a lot of fun to sprint through 17 rounds.When you say that the PX4 has "less recoil than the others," do you also mean less recoil than the Cougar or less recoil from other non-Beretta models? I am trying to understand how the recoil on the PX4 compares with the recoil on the Cougar, i.e., same, less, more? Thank you.
Thanks for the reply. Just for the record, is your PX4 a 9mm?Actually, I mean both. Compared specifically with the cougar, i don't feel that the difference is dramatic but I think that it is at least noticable. To me, the recoil feels very similar, I just notice that there is less muzzle flip on the Px4, which makes it a hell of a lot of fun to sprint through 17 rounds.