Why does the barrel look crooked in my pistol? Why does a puny .380 ACP Beretta Cheetah have almost as much recoil as a 9mm Glock 19? Believe it or not, the answers to both of these questions are related. It all has to do with how straight blowback pistols work compared to short recoil operated (or locked breech) pistols. Today, I'm giving my best shot at explaining the difference. I tried real hard not to use any big science words, too. Mostly because I don't what they actually mean.

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