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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 365982" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Spot on, Tyler, and a perfect example whether you intended it or not. Pistols give the best example of this, and the most readily available example for most of us to experiment with. Simple question here; if you have a given handgun with fixed sights, which strikes higher on target; A light weight high velocity bullet, or a slower, heavier bullet? Common sense says the lighter bullet should hit higher, simply because of its higher velocity. Problem is, the slower, heavier bullet will impact higher on target, every time. The answer here is barrel (dwell) time and recoil. The recoil begins, as you pointed out, long before the bullet makes it out the bore. So much so that the slower bullet's recoil has time to raise the bore to a higher departure angle than does the faster, lighter bullet, which will impact lower on target. Pretty simple to understand, but only with the realization that the recoil begins as the bullet leaves the case and is well underway before it ever exits the muzzle.</p><p> </p><p>Kevin Thomas</p><p>Lapua USA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 365982, member: 15748"] Spot on, Tyler, and a perfect example whether you intended it or not. Pistols give the best example of this, and the most readily available example for most of us to experiment with. Simple question here; if you have a given handgun with fixed sights, which strikes higher on target; A light weight high velocity bullet, or a slower, heavier bullet? Common sense says the lighter bullet should hit higher, simply because of its higher velocity. Problem is, the slower, heavier bullet will impact higher on target, every time. The answer here is barrel (dwell) time and recoil. The recoil begins, as you pointed out, long before the bullet makes it out the bore. So much so that the slower bullet's recoil has time to raise the bore to a higher departure angle than does the faster, lighter bullet, which will impact lower on target. Pretty simple to understand, but only with the realization that the recoil begins as the bullet leaves the case and is well underway before it ever exits the muzzle. Kevin Thomas Lapua USA [/QUOTE]
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