Reducing Recoil on Rifles

[375rifleman]

Hello, I was just inquiring about what some of the more effective waysto reduce the recoil on riflesome without diminishing the rifles accuracy? Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts, opinions, or answers.

375rifleman

 

[pikeman]

Muzzle brake, less powder, or lighter bullet.

 

[Georgiashooter]

Muzzle brake, less powder, or lighter bullet.

Or a heavier stock.

 

[375rifleman]

I was thinking about possible muzzle brakes and or suppressors, recoil reducing products like Ken rockers bump buster or stock springs,or recoil reducing mercury inserts. I will most be using a thumbhole stock they're very comfortable and I've heard that they also reduce recoil a bit.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Pain Killer brake. I will never try another just because is cheaper and has a good rep again. Learned that lesson the very hard way.

Steve

 

[L.Sherm]

Beast Brakes are good.

 

[J E Custom]

Hello, I was just inquiring about what some of the more effective waysto reduce the recoil on riflesome without diminishing the rifles accuracy? Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts, opinions, or answers.

375rifleman

Adding Barrel weight is one of the best ways to reduce recoil and improve accuracy. As I have always said, the only advantage a light rifle has is weight, all other advantages go to the heavy rifle.

If weight is an issue, a good muzzle brake can/will reduce recoil and in many cases improve accuracy of both the rifle and the shooter. the added weight of the muzzle brake on the end of the barrel can improve the harmonics that can also improve accuracy.

J E CUSTOM

 

[Clark]

Get the recoil pressure on flesh below 20 psi.
Do this by averaging the recoil energy over time and area. Do not grind the pad. Keep full area. Nitro thickness takes longer to compress and averages over more time.
Large Nitro stock LimbSaver Grind-to-Fit Recoil Pad. $69
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A2OASY2/?tag=lrhmag19-20

 

[375rifleman]

Would I be able to take the average amount of recoil reduction that a muzzle brakes is said to provide, say a conservative 50%-60% and then add it to what the average amount of recoil reduction that a recoil pad is said to provide, say a conservative 10%-20% and then add them together for a conservative 60%-80% total recoil reduction? So a hypothetical rifle/cartridge combination that normally produces 100 ftlb recoil energy and 100 fps recoil velocity (I used 100's for easy math) would only produce 20ftlb-40ftlb recoil energy and 20fps-40fps recoil velocity with a muzzle brake and recoil pad?

375rifleman

 

[Alaska2006]

More big Mac's! I used to be 175# and recoil sensitive. Ate a few to many big Mac's and now 250# recoil no problem. Still cannot pass a McDonald's tho.

 

[Ethan Dunn]

Muzzle break would b number 1 to me. I put a muzzle brake on my 300 win mag and it shoots like a 223 now.

 

[HARPERC]

Put 3lbs of scope and mounts on it.

 

[375rifleman]

I am trying to maximizing portability and mobility by minimizing weight everywhere I can. I like the total weight with scope to be under 10lbs and prefer the balance point to be just a little ahead of the trigger if at all possible. So just adding unnecessary weight to dampen recoil probably wouldn't work for me.

375rifleman

 

[Clark]

I will go through an example of a brake.
10 pound rifle, 100 gr powder 200 gr bullet at 3000 fps
The forward momentum of the gas center of mass is [100 gr][4,700 fps]
The forward momentum of the projectile is [200 gr] [3000 fps]
The rearward momentum of the rifle will be equal to the sum of the forward momentum of projectile plus gas. = 1,070,000 gr fps
The rearward velocity of the free recoiling gun will be its momentum divided by its weight.
1,070,000 gr fps /[10 pounds ][7000 gr/pound]]= 15.3 fps

If we had a gas brake that sent ALL the gas sideways the rifle recoil velocity in this case would be reduced to 8.6 fps

If we had a gas brake that sent ALL the gas rearward, the rifle recoil velocity in this case would be reduced to 1.8 fps.

We are still searching for gas brakes that work that well.