I'm a pansy regarding pistol recoil. As such, I embraced the "V" series Springfields. I have the V-10 ultra-compact (single and double-stack), V-12 full-size, and V-16 long-slide. They're a far cry from most that are pictured here, but, they're what I'm comfortable shooting....

I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.