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To: groanup

Yup. F=MA. For every action there is an equal reaction.


27 posted on 02/19/2007 6:39:38 PM PST by TaMoDee
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To: TaMoDee; groanup; wrench; Charlespg
"Yup. F=MA. For every action there is an equal reaction."

It's the momentum(m*v) that results in recoil. Conservation of momentum means the gun must have the same momentum as the gas and lead lost. The lead carries a loy of momentum, but so does the hot gas. If the gun is heavier, it's speed will be proportionately less.

Chas... if you get a stock that has more of an angle than the original stock, it will reduce felt recoil. The reciever will sit higher when the guns sholdered.

50 posted on 02/19/2007 9:18:38 PM PST by spunkets ("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
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To: TaMoDee
Yup. F=MA. For every action there is an equal reaction.

Actually that's conservation of momentum.

Momentum is mass * velocity. For a given weight and velocity of shot the heavier the gun the lower it's opposite velocity will be. Of course it's not quite that simple, the force is indeed mass * acceleration, but acceleration is affected by the recoil pad, the way your particular shoulder "gives" and a host of other factors. Still, in general a heavier gun will produce less felt recoil for a given weight and velocity of projectile(s).

71 posted on 02/24/2007 11:34:30 AM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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