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[edit] Free recoil Table

  • The following free recoil energy table dose not take into consideration: recoil suppression devices or loss of energy due to auto loading mechanism.
  • English units of measure are enclosed in parenthesis. Some of the units of measure are from the cgs system, which is customarily used in place of the larger SI units of measure.


[edit] Rifles

Firearm mass Cartridge and Projectile mass Velocity-m/s (ft/s) Powder Charge mass Free recoil
J (ft • lbf)
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) Government .45-70/25.9g (400gr) 543 (1783) 3.8g (58gr) 37 27
Marlin Model 1894/2.9kg (6.5lb) .30-30 Winchester/11g (170gr) 617 (2025) 2.0g (31gr) 17 12.5
Marlin Model 1894/2.9kg (6.5lb) .32 H7R Magnum/11g (95gr) 274 (900) 2.0g (8.2gr) 1.12 0.84
Mauser/4.1kg (9lb) 8 x 68mm S/14.3g (220gr) 847 (2780) 4.5g (70gr) 46 34
Weatherby Mark V/4.6kg (10lb) .460 Weatherby Magnum/32.4g (500gr) 762 (2500) 8.1g (125gr) 156 115
A-Square Hannibal/5.4kg (12lb) .500 A-Square/38.9g (600gr) 762 (2500) 7.3g (113gr) 156 115
Barrett M107/14kg (31lb) .50BMG/41.9g (647gr) 902 (2960) 15.2g (235gr) 127 94
A-Square Hannibal/6.8kg (15lb) .577 Tyannosaur/48.6g (750gr) 753 (2470) 10.4g (160gr) 206 152

[edit] Black Powder

Firearm mass Cartridge and Projectile mass Velocity-m/s (ft/s) Powder Charge mass Free recoil
J (ft • lbf)
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) Government .45-70/27.2g PP (420gr PP) 428 (1403) 4.9g (75gr) 17.9 13.2

[edit] Working

.378 Weatherby Magnum
Type Centerfire/Rifle
Place of origin South Gate, California
Production history
Designer Roy Weatherby
Designed ca1950
Manufacturer Weatherby
Produced 1953
Specifications
Parent case none
Case type Belted
Bullet diameter .375 in (9.5 mm)
Neck diameter .399 in (10.1 mm)
Shoulder diameter .560 in (14.2 mm)
Base diameter .582 in (14.8 mm)
Rim diameter .603 in (15.3 mm)
Rim thickness .059 in (1.5 mm)
Case length 2.913 in (74.0 mm)
Overall length 3.65 in (93 mm)
Rifling twist 1 in 12
Primer type Magnum Rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
300 gr (19 g) Full Metal Jacket 2,925 ft/s (892 m/s) 5,699 ft·lbf (7,727 J)
300 gr (19 g) Round nose 2,925 ft/s (892 m/s) 5,699 ft·lbf (7,727 J)
270 gr (17 g) Truncated solid 3,060 ft/s (930 m/s) 5,615 ft·lbf (7,613 J)
270 gr (17 g) Pointed soft point 3,180 ft/s (970 m/s) 6,062 ft·lbf (8,219 J)
260 gr (17 g) Partitiion Type 3,140 ft/s (960 m/s) 5,743 ft·lbf (7,786 J)
Test barrel length: 26 in (66 cm)
Source: Weatherby Nosler

[edit] Working Original

.45 ACP

.45 ACP cartridges
Type Pistol
Place of origin USA
Production history
Designer John Browning
Designed 1906
Specifications
Parent case .30-06 Springfield
Case type Rimless, straight
Bullet diameter .451 in (11.5 mm)
Neck diameter .473 in (12.0 mm)
Base diameter .476 in (12.1 mm)
Rim diameter .480 in (12.2 mm)
Case length .898 in (22.8 mm)
Overall length 1.260 in (32.0 mm)
Primer type Large pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
165 gr (10.7 g) JHP 1,060 ft/s (320 m/s) 378 ft·lbf (512 J)
185 gr (12.0 g) JHP 950 ft/s (290 m/s) 371 ft·lbf (503 J)
230 gr (15 g) JHP 850 ft/s (260 m/s) 369 ft·lbf (500 J)
Test barrel length: 5 in
Source: Federal Cartridge Co. Ballistics page

[edit] 338

.338 Remington Ultra Magnum
Type Rifle
Place of origin USA
Production history
Designer Remington
Designed 2002
Specifications
Parent case .300 Remington Ultra Magnum
Case type Beltless, rebated, bottleneck
Bullet diameter .338 in (8.6 mm)
Neck diameter .371 in (9.4 mm)
Shoulder diameter .5250 in (13.34 mm)
Base diameter .5500 in (13.97 mm)
Rim diameter .532 in (13.5 mm)
Case length 2.850 in (72.4 mm)
Overall length 3.600 in (91.4 mm)
Rifling twist 1-10"
Primer type Large rifle magnum
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
250 gr (16 g) PSP Bonded 2,860 ft/s (870 m/s) 4,540 ft·lbf (6,160 J)
250 gr (16 g) PSP A-Frame 2,860 ft/s (870 m/s) 4,540 ft·lbf (6,160 J)
Test barrel length: 26"

The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is a .338 caliber rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 2002. It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge created by necking up the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case to .338 caliber with no other changes. The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is second only to the .338-378 Weatherby Magnum in cartridge-case capacity.

[edit] Muzzle energy

Firearm mass Cartridge and Projectile mass Velocity-m/s (ft/s) Powder Charge mass Free recoil
J (ft • lbf)
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) Government .45-70/25.9g (400gr) 543 (1783) 3.8g (58gr) 37 27