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25-06 velocity?
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 881078" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>I have a 25-06, a 270, a 7mm SAUM, a 7 remy etc. Before you convince yourself that it kicks a lot less that your 270, let me say that there is just something not quite right about the recoil calculation that the computer generates. That **** 25-06 puts a bruise on my shoulder faster than any other gun I shoot. My theory (personal, take with grain of salt) is that the overbore guns also generate considerable recoil from gasses and flame. Those are NOT being counted in the programs that predict recoil. But the count in the real world.</p><p> </p><p>In other words, imagine you load a cartridge with just powder, and maybe some cornmeal. And go bang. You will not get hurt of course. But there remains SOME recoil. Yet the recoil programs will not predict any recoil since the projectile was weightless, or nearly so....</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, felt recoil is a function not only of total energy, but of the rapidity of that energy. The small, overbore 25 "punches" you harder than the 270, even though both have similar powder rangers (again, my theory)....</p><p> </p><p>Practically, IMHO, the 25 struggles with bullet availability coupled with factory rifles mostly being unable to handle heavier bullets due to the slow twists. What I can do at the "heavy end" of a 25, I can also do with a good 6mm. And what I can do with the 25 at the "light end", I can do even better with a 6mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 881078, member: 12282"] I have a 25-06, a 270, a 7mm SAUM, a 7 remy etc. Before you convince yourself that it kicks a lot less that your 270, let me say that there is just something not quite right about the recoil calculation that the computer generates. That **** 25-06 puts a bruise on my shoulder faster than any other gun I shoot. My theory (personal, take with grain of salt) is that the overbore guns also generate considerable recoil from gasses and flame. Those are NOT being counted in the programs that predict recoil. But the count in the real world. In other words, imagine you load a cartridge with just powder, and maybe some cornmeal. And go bang. You will not get hurt of course. But there remains SOME recoil. Yet the recoil programs will not predict any recoil since the projectile was weightless, or nearly so.... Moreover, felt recoil is a function not only of total energy, but of the rapidity of that energy. The small, overbore 25 "punches" you harder than the 270, even though both have similar powder rangers (again, my theory).... Practically, IMHO, the 25 struggles with bullet availability coupled with factory rifles mostly being unable to handle heavier bullets due to the slow twists. What I can do at the "heavy end" of a 25, I can also do with a good 6mm. And what I can do with the 25 at the "light end", I can do even better with a 6mm. [/QUOTE]
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