The P38 doesn´t have a Browning system barrel that flops down and is then only held in place with a bushing. The P38 (like the P08) recoil is straight back in line with the shot fired. This is in accordance with the US Army Beretta and the new Russianicon Arsenal Strike One. I realise that the 1911 can be deadly accurate (and most people are able to achieve better groups than I can with my P08), but it´s a matter of personal preference and personally, I don´t like the Browning system.