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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
How Bullet Weight Affects Speed And Recoil
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<blockquote data-quote="khmplus" data-source="post: 2880842" data-attributes="member: 121867"><p>Recoil energy should be approximately equal to the energy used in accelerating the bullet. If the powder charge is the same in each case, the energy stored should be the same also. A heavier bullet spends more time in the barrel, so perhaps the powder is more completely burned by the time the bullet exits the barrel, so more energy has been expended. If you calculate the mass times velocity squared for each of the hand loads, the bullet energy increases slightly as the bullet weight increases. A faster burning powder for lower bullet weights would probably even things out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="khmplus, post: 2880842, member: 121867"] Recoil energy should be approximately equal to the energy used in accelerating the bullet. If the powder charge is the same in each case, the energy stored should be the same also. A heavier bullet spends more time in the barrel, so perhaps the powder is more completely burned by the time the bullet exits the barrel, so more energy has been expended. If you calculate the mass times velocity squared for each of the hand loads, the bullet energy increases slightly as the bullet weight increases. A faster burning powder for lower bullet weights would probably even things out. [/QUOTE]
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