Recoil velocity is directly proportionate to rifle weight - so if your rifle weight goes up 10%, the recoil velocity goes DOWN 10%. The same formulas below also work for figuring out what your rifle's recoil energy would be if you added or reduced weight. The OTHER not so simple answer is that you can EASILY CORRECT CHUCK'S TABLE for your own rifle weight. The not so simple answer is that you can readily calculate recoil velocity and energy of any rifle - but you do need to know the powder charge. So it's not really fair to say that a Remington 700 ADL would weigh the same 7.5lbs for all cartridges in which it might be sold. Magnum cartridges tend to weigh 1/4 to 1/2 pound heavier still - often driven by a heavier barrel. a 7.5lb 243rem rifle might weigh 9.5lbs by the time you add a scope and sling.ĪLSO KEEP IN MIND: Even in the same model, a long action rifle generally weighs a half pound heavier than a short action model, due to the longer action. He totally missed the mark on most weights, however, since he seems to use "empty weights" for the rifles, rather than "gross vehicle weights" for them as they would be hunted - i.e. KEEP IN MIND: Chuck Hawk's picked his rifle weights counting on real world weights for different rifles. Don't know how "scientifically" he arrived at his figures, but they do seem to be ballpark-accurate imo. 243 "recoil" is too much of a distraction mine so far isn't as accurate as I feel it should be, anyway.įwiw: Bob Forker puts out a book often seen in the big bookstores Ammo & Ballistics,that gives relative recoil rates of almost all (factory) rounds in percentage. 22/heavy bullet for longer range coyotes and varmints if the. At any rate - much as I hate to give up the extra range and wind-resistance of a 6mm - I'll probably eventually go to a fast-twist. I am probably going to a Boyd's laminated stock with a wider forend anyway, so we'll see if that makes any difference. 243s I've shot, including those that weigh less but it could be my subconscious "baby-ing" of the shoulder. Mine has a fairly light synthetic stock/medium contour barrel and I swear it has more recoil than other. Sounds like we're in the same boat.I'm nursing the last band of rotator cuff tendon the doc was able to salvage, and run about the same range of calibers/chamberings including.
Recoil can be dramatically reduced by tailoring loads on the lower end of the scale. You may also consider reloading of you don't currently do so. 25-06Īre you a member at a gun club that might have members who own any of the calibers that you are interested in that you could get together with and have a few shots in their rifles? Obviously the very best recoil gauge is your own shoulder with the caliber in question. The 6.5 Creedmoor isn't much more than the. There are several calibers out there that are "bigger" than the 6mm but don't have the dramatic increase in recoil that you might think. I don't enjoy the pounding I get from my. you're NOT a wimp because you don't relish having your shoulder and cheek beat on. I have an AR in 223 but have found I prefer a bolt action. Guns I now own are bolt actions in 204 ruger (my favorite), 22 Hornet and. After that, Varmint hunting up to Coyotes which I am also just getting into. Prior to that I primarily used revolvers for target shooting at my local range. I have just started target shooting in the past 6 months with a rifle. Primary interests are shooting on my range (350 yards) primarily at 100-200 yards right now. Often, once I narrow it down to one or two calibers I make a decision on recoiled and how I like the way the gun appeals to me aesthetically. Other times I think about unusual rounds (for me) like a 222 Remington or 221 Fireball. 243 but only if it is a rifle I would not shoot 50 times at the range in a day. Sometimes I think about venturing above a. I have started buying a few rifles and love my 204 ruger and feel maxed out with my. I am recoil sensitive due to a recently healed rotator cuff tear and a high degree of wimp. Unfortunately, I love guns and right now rifles have my interest.