Never-the-less, the table below should give a reasonably accurate comparison of the recoil of most popular rifle cartridges. So the figures in any recoil table should be taken as approximate. Also, please understand that there are dozens of loads for any given bullet weight in any cartridge that will produce the same velocity, but a different amount of recoil. These sorts of things cannot be accounted for in a recoil table. Gas-operated semi-automatic actions reduce apparent recoil by spreading it over a longer period of time. A good recoil pad can help soften the blow to the shooter's shoulder. One of the most important of these is the fit and shape of the rifle stock. In the shooting sports we call that reaction recoil or "kick." It can be measured or computed empirically, and has been for this recoil table.īut perceived recoil, what the shooter feels, is a highly subjective matter. This means that the momentum of a rifle's reaction will exactly equal the momentum of the bullet and powder gasses ejected from the barrel. For an expanded version of this table showing a great many more calibers and loads including British, European, wildcat, obsolescent American and proprietary calibers, see the "Expanded Rifle Recoil Table" on the Tables, Charts and Lists Page.įor every action there is an equal and opposite reaction that is one of the physical laws of our universe.
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