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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Free Recoil calculation spreadsheet
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<blockquote data-quote="JASmith" data-source="post: 1669991" data-attributes="member: 24844"><p>Clark,</p><p></p><p>Excellent insight -- indeed, one can truly say "Why didn't I think of that?"! </p><p></p><p>If I understand your point correctly, the pressure comes from the contact area between the shoulder and what's hitting it combined with the recoil energy and how bar the rifle digs into the recoil pad, clothing and shoulder muscle/fat. That means that a thick, soft pad works better than a thin, stiff pad and a lot better than no pad.</p><p></p><p>Carry that to an extreme, however, and the scope meets the forehead with a lot less padding and almost no area. The result is the infamous Weatherby eye!</p><p></p><p>The fact that the work and energy are equivalent explains why recoil energy is the most common metric when comparing cartridges and rifle weight.</p><p></p><p>Momentum. on the other hand helps define muzzle rise while important, is not the source of most peoples' recoil challenge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JASmith, post: 1669991, member: 24844"] Clark, Excellent insight -- indeed, one can truly say "Why didn't I think of that?"! If I understand your point correctly, the pressure comes from the contact area between the shoulder and what's hitting it combined with the recoil energy and how bar the rifle digs into the recoil pad, clothing and shoulder muscle/fat. That means that a thick, soft pad works better than a thin, stiff pad and a lot better than no pad. Carry that to an extreme, however, and the scope meets the forehead with a lot less padding and almost no area. The result is the infamous Weatherby eye! The fact that the work and energy are equivalent explains why recoil energy is the most common metric when comparing cartridges and rifle weight. Momentum. on the other hand helps define muzzle rise while important, is not the source of most peoples' recoil challenge. [/QUOTE]
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