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<blockquote data-quote="MikeD31" data-source="post: 1292388" data-attributes="member: 95217"><p>I've been considering a 300WM recently and have been reading about cartridge efficiency, overbore and the like. I came across something regarding powder charge weights and their relationship to recoil in short mag's vs standard length magnums. Maybe those of you who own or have shot both can enlighten me. </p><p></p><p>I read that a 300 WSM (for example) can produce near identical muzzle velocities as a 300 WM with the same bullet with say...10% less powder. But that recoil would somehow be less. It would seem to me that all things being equal (rifle weight, barrel length etc), the amount of force required to drive the same bullet to the same velocity would require the same amount of force to be exerted by the propellant and thus recoil force should be the same. Perhaps the recoil impulse, a longer push vs a sharp stab, would be different due to different burn rates required by each cartridge?</p><p></p><p>More scientific curiosity than anything. What has been your experience?</p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeD31, post: 1292388, member: 95217"] I've been considering a 300WM recently and have been reading about cartridge efficiency, overbore and the like. I came across something regarding powder charge weights and their relationship to recoil in short mag's vs standard length magnums. Maybe those of you who own or have shot both can enlighten me. I read that a 300 WSM (for example) can produce near identical muzzle velocities as a 300 WM with the same bullet with say...10% less powder. But that recoil would somehow be less. It would seem to me that all things being equal (rifle weight, barrel length etc), the amount of force required to drive the same bullet to the same velocity would require the same amount of force to be exerted by the propellant and thus recoil force should be the same. Perhaps the recoil impulse, a longer push vs a sharp stab, would be different due to different burn rates required by each cartridge? More scientific curiosity than anything. What has been your experience? Mike [/QUOTE]
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