My 460 will hold a 2" group at 100 yards with me shooting factory ammo (and I am not good with a pistol) I am sure somebody that was good at shooting pistols could close that group up quite a bit. I have taken it hunting as a secondary gun a few times but never shot anything with it. As far as recoil my 460 rocks back a lot as in you feel it in your wrists but its really not that bad to shoot. I shot a 500 and that pushes straight back and it actually a lot more mellow to shoot. In my opinion most people that talk about how bad the big pistols kick have never actually shot them.