[Nabber]

it’s not “mass” you’re worried about; it’s mass times velocity squared. Can add up to a lot of foot-pounds.

Law enforcement buddies, as well as military buddies, have confirmed to me that people who are shot with bullets are blown backwards, sometimes significantly so.

[org.whodat]

have confirmed to me that people who are shot with bullets are blown backwards, sometimes significantly so.

Only when it is a really large bullet. The energy of the bullet is restricted to the impact area. The damage around the entrance and exit, other than by bullet and bone fragmentation is cause by the vacuum of the bullet. Flesh is soft. I watched the work by the myth busters it is mostly correct.

[smith288]

Law enforcement buddies, as well as military buddies, have confirmed to me that people who are shot with bullets are blown backwards, sometimes significantly so.

Agreed, but we are talking about a .22 or a .44 like in the old western movies.