Thread: The Maths of Recoil

Originally Posted by Plinky

Quickload provides a recoil estimation based on the load you have plugged in at the time and the mass of the rifle. Don’t know how accurate it is but the numbers change in the direction you would expect if you alter relevant parameters. Felt recoil will be affected by stock design and fit as others point out.

Greetings Plinky,
Quickload has all the data needed to calculate recoil energy. They also have the ability to model a better figure for the recoil energy from the powder charge. The trick is how well they do it. Some of the Quickload data I have seen is dangerously hot especially with Barnes projectiles. It is just a matter of how good their model is. Still it will give you a rough comparison at worst.
Regards Grandpamac.