I too think my LCP Max has terrible felt recoil. A friend who shot 5000+ rounds at police academy has 4 or 5 Glocks in different calibers including 10mm said my LCP Max kicks like a mule. I've heard the same from others. I have XL sized hands. I've read that it may be more of an issue for those with XL size hands. Two at my gun club do not think the felt recoil is bad.

The pinching of the trigger on the pad of the finger can be eliminated by either cutting off the sharp edges of the polymer trigger with a sharp knife or removed via a fingernail file. They 75th edition has a better trigger that does not have this issue according to those who have it. The trigger may be made out of metal. The MCarbo trigger is a little nicer than a polymer trigger after removal of sharp edges but I am not sure it is worth the cost after I removed the sharp edges on my original polymer trigger. Galloway Precision also makes a replacement trigger that some like.

I still have an issue with the muzzle snap causing my trigger finger to slip off the end of the trigger and pressing my finger into the trigger guard. So I eliminated the pinching on the pad of my finger but the side of my finger still gets hurt by the trigger guard.

Installing a Hogue grip sleeve made it a little less unpleasant to shoot.

Most who owned the LCP Max say the S&W Bodyguard 2.0 is much more pleasant to shoot. One person said he still liked the LCP Max better for his hands. I think he said he was getting slide bite with the Bodyguard. Most do not get slide bite but those with fleshy webs by their thumbs may be more likely to get slide bite with the Bodyguard 2.0. He also had a few other reasons he like the LCP Max better. I would recommend renting both before buying them.

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