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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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Newtons law of motion and how it applies to recoil / impact
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1437928" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>He's right.</p><p></p><p>"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction". The amount of energy the bullet has going forward will have equal energy working the other direction on the rifle.</p><p></p><p>However, this will be felt differently. The rifle is much heavier than the bullet, moves more slowly, and therefore the energy is imparted on your shoulder over a much longer timeframe than the bullet impacting the target. So while the recoil impulse won't knock you off the bench, the sharper energy discharge on target may cause the target to snap down more forcefully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1437928, member: 1656"] He's right. "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction". The amount of energy the bullet has going forward will have equal energy working the other direction on the rifle. However, this will be felt differently. The rifle is much heavier than the bullet, moves more slowly, and therefore the energy is imparted on your shoulder over a much longer timeframe than the bullet impacting the target. So while the recoil impulse won't knock you off the bench, the sharper energy discharge on target may cause the target to snap down more forcefully. [/QUOTE]
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