Yes the .40 still has more of a snap to it than the .45. The .45 IMO is the least snappy of the 3. It is the slowest velocity and heaviest round, if you're using 230gr. The heavier the grain, the least amount of upward recoil there is, the recoil is more of a push towards you.

The exaggerated 90 on the trigger guard was something developed in the 80s for a grip help. The shooter would do a similar grip that we use today but wrap the pointer and mid finger around that groove for added control

.40s feel pretty smooth to me, i dont even notice anything snappy about it, i guess its more then a 9mm but still nothing to worry about if you want a .40 get a .40 it is better as long as you can shoot it accurately, but especially out of a polymer frame i feel nothing when shooting it

As a new shooter, I discovered barely any difference in recoil between the two. I own a glock 26, and shot a 23 for the first time. Barely more recoil if any. But i was also shooting 165gr 40.

Another thing about recoil control is round choice and individual grip strength.  Some 9mm and especially +p or +P+ 9mm are going to recoil about the same as some .40 rounds or more than some others.

.40 S&W for the win !!

Most people look at the .40 as a snappier round but if you really think about it, in a real self defense situation when your life is in danger, that added snap shouldn't really matter! Your mindset should be on eliminating the threat, not thinking about that extra snap!

Great comparison, and I love the trigger discipline! You are doing it right man!

I have a Glock 22 (.40) for home defense, and a Glock 23 (.40) and Glock 26 (9mm) for CCW. The 27 tends to be too snappy (at least for me) to keep rounds on target quickly. I can control a 23 just fine since it's larger, but the short barrel of the 27 coupled with the small grip of the 27 makes it rotate too much in my hands. 

I fired .40 for the first time today, and the recoil is mostly hype. Sure, there's a good bit more recoil than in your standard 9mm, but I think most of the felt "recoil" is all in our heads because all we've ever heard is .40's INSANE recoil.

it all matters what you train with. if all you shoot is 9. then if you shoot a 40 or 45. then of course its going to be more. its a larger round. as far as the military goes. its not about placement. its putting as many round down the range as possible. 40 is a great round. you just have to train with it like any firearm.

I've found the recovery time to be about the same for me. That's with a G23 and G17 using a timer while doing various little drills I came up with. More snap but no real meaningful difference on my follow ups or the general accuracy of them. With the Underwood ammo the .40 is a good bit harder to manage for sure than any 9mm round I've fired,

People just need to quit being so recoil shy. Go to a range and practice as much as possible and that way you will learn recoil management for your firearm. Try different bullet weights to. For my .40 firing 180 grainers lowers the recoil some call "snappiness" vs a 165 grain projectile. Remember the .40 S&W round is a high pressure round anyway. So sometimes going heavier for caliber may help with any firearm a person finds too snappy.

Mind asking what grain bullets you were shooting? Makes a difference.