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To: nobamanomore

Umm, no, free recoil for a 416/400 at 2400 is 58 ftlbs in a 9 lbs rifle. How do I know? My Ruger No1 and a free recoil calc tells me so. Chiropractor in a cool package....

The Win 70 458/500 at 1975 ( never found a factory load that actually reached the advertised 2150 from it’s 24 inch bbl) is nearly the same, but less sharp. Both are easy to shoot, but certainly not like your 223.

Best

The Barret XM 107 (M82) with 30 in bbl at 24 lbs with optic is much less of an issue, but blast is the biggest uncomfortable aspect- the break works by moving gasses laterally and rearward.

The worst felt recoil I enjoyed was from my m’s P17 Enfield with feather weight bbl and very thin stock-6lb, left bruises like no other rifle- in 30/06; no wonder she didn’t shoot it much, 5-3/120lbs gal.


19 posted on 08/04/2018 5:44:10 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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To: Manly Warrior

The worst recoil for me was from my Mossberg 12 gauge with a 16 inch barrel. 3-1/2 magnum slugs.

I was done after 3 rounds. So was the laser I had clamped to the barrel.

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20 posted on 08/04/2018 5:47:45 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Manly Warrior

Mine comes up like this

Recoil and velocity calculator
Load One
Bullet weight in grains
400
Velocity in fps
2400
Powder charge in grains
100
Weight of firearm in lbs
9
Recoil Impulse in (lbs sec)
6.03
Velocity of recoiling firearm (fps)
21.59
Free recoil energy in (ft/lbs)
65.13

If you load them to 2550, which is not unusual, it’s a good bit more. I usually load a 370 NF with 104 gr H4831 which goes 2530 fps.


21 posted on 08/04/2018 5:52:37 AM PDT by nobamanomore
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