I had it on the the range Saturday and put a couple boxes ir 1-ounce target loads moving 1280 fps. I didn't notice excessive recoil an shot well with it--at least by my very casual, too poor to keep score standards. I haven't tried any heavier loads in it. I expect that you'd notice 1 1/8 oz. Trigger pulls are about 6 pounds--definitely heavier than many but pretty crisp and not noticeble when shooting at a moving target.