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(17,493 posts)with a target grade .45 automatic pistol. I could post a fairly high score with a .22 caliber target pistol and with a revolver using .38 caliber target ammo. When I loaded my revolver with .357 magnum ammo, my scores also dropped. Obviously I was sensitive to recoil.
My solution was to buy a .44 magnum revolver which many seem to make little sense. There is no doubt that the recoil level of a .44 magnum can be oppressive and some other shooters told me that I would most likely develop a bad habit of "flinching" by shooting my new handgun.
Fortunately I was also reloading my own ammo at the time. I was able to reduce the level of my loads to a more manageable level and gradually increase the power to a maximum load. I probably fired several thousand .44 magnum loads downrange.
I found that by doing so, my shooting ability with my .45 auto and my revolver while shooting .357 magnum loads increased significantly as the recoil level of both weapons was no longer a significant factor.
Now I take a .44 magnum revolver out to the range perhaps once a year for kicks and grins.
Of course the .44 magnum is hardly the "most powerful handgun in the world" today, but I have little desire to own a more powerful handgun.