Thread: The Maths of Recoil

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I've been contemplating lightweight rifles. The downside being increased felt recoil. So the question is do efficient cartridges that achieve good velocity with smaller powder charges have less measured recoil than a cartridge burning more powder to achieve the same velocity ?
Newtons third law does not consider the rocket effect of burning gases or the weight of the gasses (propellant) that are also accelerated.
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Greetings Moa Hunter,
I've read in the past that the recoil generated by the powder gasses can be calculated by using the powder charge and a velocity of either 4,000 or 6,000 feet per second. I will try to find the reference. The rocket effect is included in this.
Grandpamac.