Any benefit to a "recoil training pistol"?
Is there any benefit to having a pistol with significantly more recoil that your primary carry gun, for training purposes?
The reason I ask: I went to the range today and rented a 1911 Commander in .45 along with a HK45C. My goal was to compare the shootability of the two before placing an order for a custom 1911. What I found though, was that with either one of them my shooting went to complete garbage. I am so thoroughly used to shooting my P229 9mm and G17, that something with actual recoil really throws off my shooting. What I was finding is that with my 9s the recoil is not enough to be distracting to me, so I can focus on gripping the hell out of it and pressing the trigger rapidly. With the .45s, and this may betray my lack of manliness, but the recoil was sharp enough that I really struggled to focus on the fundamentals and quickly developed a flinch and started tensing my hands as I pulled the trigger.
I may just be more recoil sensitive than I thought, I don't know. But it got me wondering if this is something I should try to train through, and if there would be any benefit to that.
Side note: the 1911 was supposed to be a present to myself for my dental school graduation coming up here in May, but I may hold off. I just didn't find it enjoyable to shoot, which means I wouldn't end up shooting it.