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Do cartridge case dimensions affect recoil?
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<blockquote data-quote="DMCI" data-source="post: 441469" data-attributes="member: 1730"><p>Another good question.</p><p></p><p>Let's put this one in engineering terms. A firearm is really a machine that converts stored chemical potential energy (in the primer and to a greater extent the powder) into kinetic energy of the bullet in flight.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is we must look at the efficiency at which our one cylinder internal combustion engine operates. A whole host of variables are at play here. Bore, barrel length, bullet weight and configuration, desired muzzle velocity, etc.</p><p></p><p>Compare for example the .45 Cal. Colt 1911 to .338 Winchester rifle. Different performance, different parameters, but both can shoot a 230 grain bullet. Comparing the .300 WSM to the .300 Win Mag is a much more subtle comparison but the same principles apply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMCI, post: 441469, member: 1730"] Another good question. Let's put this one in engineering terms. A firearm is really a machine that converts stored chemical potential energy (in the primer and to a greater extent the powder) into kinetic energy of the bullet in flight. Bottom line is we must look at the efficiency at which our one cylinder internal combustion engine operates. A whole host of variables are at play here. Bore, barrel length, bullet weight and configuration, desired muzzle velocity, etc. Compare for example the .45 Cal. Colt 1911 to .338 Winchester rifle. Different performance, different parameters, but both can shoot a 230 grain bullet. Comparing the .300 WSM to the .300 Win Mag is a much more subtle comparison but the same principles apply. [/QUOTE]
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