Thread: Suppressor Recoil Reduction Testing???

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Exactly what I have been saying, the same amount of work is done but the time in which it takes is increased.

Kiwi Gregs test is flawed in that it measures total work rather than peak force which is what needs to be measured.

It is the same if I made you sit on a skateboard on a flat surface and then kicked you as hard in the back as I could, measured how far you rolled and then reset the test, but this time gently pushed you to the same mark, I then deduced that it is just as unpleasant to be pushed gently as kicked as we moved the same distance.

Gregs new sled jig has a counter weight hanging down the front, I think if he added more weight to the counter weight to just the point where the rifle wouldn't move when fired and then redid the test with different attachments (brakes suppressors) on the front, adjusting the weight through all the tests, that would then give us a peak force so we would get a better idea of the felt recoil.