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Newtons law of motion and how it applies to recoil / impact
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1438075" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>How about in layman's terms.</p><p></p><p>The reason the rifle does not produce the same amount of energy as the bullet energy, is the rifle to bullet weight ratio. the rifle weighs many times the bullets weight and even though the energy produced in both directions is the same, the recoil Velocity of the rifle is many times slower that the bullets velocity because of this difference. The bullet delivers its energy at the velocity produced. knock down ti based on mominum</p><p></p><p>With the rifle weighing many times more than the bullet, the bullet energy is measured in ft/lbs (Energy delivered in One foot distance). the rifle however,recoils far less distance to use up the bullets energy based on it's weight. The shooters weight and position will also affect the distance traveled by the rifle. In simple terms, If the rifle weighs 100 times the bullet weight, the recoil energy will be 100 times less in theory . In fact most rifles weigh hundreads of times what the bullet weighs.</p><p></p><p>The rifle is a low velocity projectile and the bullet is a high velocity projectile. They produce the same amount of recoil, but over a different time and distance.</p><p></p><p>If it were not for the weight of the rifle and its effect, we would not be able to shoot firearms with over 1 or 200 ft/lbs of energy. Muzzle brakes cannot change this energy, They work on the extra recoil produced by the gass by reducing the added recoil to the rifle.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1438075, member: 2736"] How about in layman's terms. The reason the rifle does not produce the same amount of energy as the bullet energy, is the rifle to bullet weight ratio. the rifle weighs many times the bullets weight and even though the energy produced in both directions is the same, the recoil Velocity of the rifle is many times slower that the bullets velocity because of this difference. The bullet delivers its energy at the velocity produced. knock down ti based on mominum With the rifle weighing many times more than the bullet, the bullet energy is measured in ft/lbs (Energy delivered in One foot distance). the rifle however,recoils far less distance to use up the bullets energy based on it's weight. The shooters weight and position will also affect the distance traveled by the rifle. In simple terms, If the rifle weighs 100 times the bullet weight, the recoil energy will be 100 times less in theory . In fact most rifles weigh hundreads of times what the bullet weighs. The rifle is a low velocity projectile and the bullet is a high velocity projectile. They produce the same amount of recoil, but over a different time and distance. If it were not for the weight of the rifle and its effect, we would not be able to shoot firearms with over 1 or 200 ft/lbs of energy. Muzzle brakes cannot change this energy, They work on the extra recoil produced by the gass by reducing the added recoil to the rifle. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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