I've shot Federal 135 grain 9mm ammo that says low recoil on the package and couldn't tell a difference from Winchester 115 grain regular ammo recoil wise. Maybe less but I couldn't tell. Neither are bad. In my rifle I tried the Remington reduced recoil but it's been a while and I don't like Remington ammo after a bad experience with them so I can't remember if they were better or not. I can't remember a huge difference.