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How much recoil does a bolt 50 bmg have?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 360853" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There are a lot of people that shoot the 50BMG and if it had terrible recoil then they wouldn't.</p><p></p><p>Weight has a great effect on felt recoil (Recoil velocity) you can have a rifle that weights 5 </p><p>pounds and produces 40 ft/lbs of recoil energy but 20+ ft/sec recoil velocity that kicks like a </p><p>mule take the same load (The same ft/lbs of recoil energy) and shoot it in a 10 pound rifle</p><p>and you will reduce the recoil velocity for all practical purposes to 10 ft/sec recoil velocity.</p><p>And it will be very mild.</p><p></p><p>This is what happens to the big calibers when weight is added. even though they produce </p><p>70 + ft/lbs of energy they will /may only have 10 to 20 ft/sec recoil velocity and feel very mild.</p><p></p><p>Most people feel comfortable with 30 to 40 ft/lbs of recoil energy and a recoil velocity of 10 to </p><p>15 ft/sec and the 50 BMG can have a recoil velocity of 15 ft/sec if it weights enough.</p><p></p><p>The Barret light 50 (M82 A1) weight is 29 pounds but it has a recoil operated action(The barrel</p><p>moves back to operate it) and this reduces some of the felt recoil and in addition it has a Fish </p><p>gill type brake that reduces recoil even more .</p><p></p><p>So with all or these things combined it is very manageable and exciting to shoot.</p><p></p><p>The bolt actions have a locked breach and depend solely on weight and the muzzle break</p><p>to reduce recoil so they are generally heaver (40 to 60 pounds).</p><p></p><p>I would have to say that the big 50s are more manageable than most of the dangerous</p><p>game rifles! and the reason is most dangerous game hunting rifles weigh 7 to 10 lbs</p><p>and have a high recoil velocity.(Kick like s#*T).</p><p></p><p>The one thing that is bad however is muzzle blast. with 250 + grains of powder there is a lot</p><p>happening at the muzzle end.</p><p></p><p>So if you don't like the recoil of a 300 win mag without a break then the 50 BMG is not for you.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 360853, member: 2736"] There are a lot of people that shoot the 50BMG and if it had terrible recoil then they wouldn't. Weight has a great effect on felt recoil (Recoil velocity) you can have a rifle that weights 5 pounds and produces 40 ft/lbs of recoil energy but 20+ ft/sec recoil velocity that kicks like a mule take the same load (The same ft/lbs of recoil energy) and shoot it in a 10 pound rifle and you will reduce the recoil velocity for all practical purposes to 10 ft/sec recoil velocity. And it will be very mild. This is what happens to the big calibers when weight is added. even though they produce 70 + ft/lbs of energy they will /may only have 10 to 20 ft/sec recoil velocity and feel very mild. Most people feel comfortable with 30 to 40 ft/lbs of recoil energy and a recoil velocity of 10 to 15 ft/sec and the 50 BMG can have a recoil velocity of 15 ft/sec if it weights enough. The Barret light 50 (M82 A1) weight is 29 pounds but it has a recoil operated action(The barrel moves back to operate it) and this reduces some of the felt recoil and in addition it has a Fish gill type brake that reduces recoil even more . So with all or these things combined it is very manageable and exciting to shoot. The bolt actions have a locked breach and depend solely on weight and the muzzle break to reduce recoil so they are generally heaver (40 to 60 pounds). I would have to say that the big 50s are more manageable than most of the dangerous game rifles! and the reason is most dangerous game hunting rifles weigh 7 to 10 lbs and have a high recoil velocity.(Kick like s#*T). The one thing that is bad however is muzzle blast. with 250 + grains of powder there is a lot happening at the muzzle end. So if you don't like the recoil of a 300 win mag without a break then the 50 BMG is not for you. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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