willymc
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Is there any correlation between changes in energy (ft/lbs) at the muzzle and felt recoil? I ask because I have a T/C Contender chambered for the 35 Remington. All I have shot in it is the Remington 150 grain PSP Core-lokt. I'm comfortable with the felt recoil of that round. Much more and it wouldn't be as much fun to shoot. That round has an energy at the muzzle of 1762 ft/lbs @ 2300 fps. I found another brand of 35 Remington that I may try out. It has a 180 grain flat nose soft point. The energy at the muzzle is 1753 ft/lbs @ 2095 fps. That's a 20% increase in bullet weight and a .05% decrease in energy at the muzzle and a decrease of 9.7% in velocity. Do you think there will be much of a difference in felt recoil? If so, what is the determining factor? Thanks!