Need some knowledge before I buy 1,000 rounds of something that may not make any difference.
I have a Kimber Custom Target II, 5" barrel. Shooting 230 grain ball isn't painful or anything, but I seem to remember trying some 185 HP at some time, and it seemed to be less felt recoil. Always a good thing.
Consider these two rounds:
* Win 230 gr FMJ, MV 835 fps, ME 356 ft-lb
* Speer Lawman 185 FMJ, MV 1050 fps, ME 453 ft-lb.
Now take a look at the following table. If you find the two approximate rounds, it would appear that the Speer will have less felt recoil (6.8 vs 7.9).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/handgun_recoil_table.htm
So, here are my two questions:
1) Would that difference be noticeable? I am thinking it would be somewhat noticeable, since the difference is spread over a relatively small object (the 40 oz. gun).
2) And my big source of confusion: How can the 185 have LESS felt recoil if it has MORE muzzle energy???
PS - Some did post a comment about the table that: "These tables are strictly mass velocity = mass velocity. HOW, that mass moves (i.e. slide velocities, torques, etc.) is not accounted for and is why numbers like these are only a starting point to determine FELT recoil." I have no idea what that means, though.
As usual, no guesses please. I can do that myself.
Thanks
I have a Kimber Custom Target II, 5" barrel. Shooting 230 grain ball isn't painful or anything, but I seem to remember trying some 185 HP at some time, and it seemed to be less felt recoil. Always a good thing.
Consider these two rounds:
* Win 230 gr FMJ, MV 835 fps, ME 356 ft-lb
* Speer Lawman 185 FMJ, MV 1050 fps, ME 453 ft-lb.
Now take a look at the following table. If you find the two approximate rounds, it would appear that the Speer will have less felt recoil (6.8 vs 7.9).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/handgun_recoil_table.htm
So, here are my two questions:
1) Would that difference be noticeable? I am thinking it would be somewhat noticeable, since the difference is spread over a relatively small object (the 40 oz. gun).
2) And my big source of confusion: How can the 185 have LESS felt recoil if it has MORE muzzle energy???
PS - Some did post a comment about the table that: "These tables are strictly mass velocity = mass velocity. HOW, that mass moves (i.e. slide velocities, torques, etc.) is not accounted for and is why numbers like these are only a starting point to determine FELT recoil." I have no idea what that means, though.
As usual, no guesses please. I can do that myself.
Thanks
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