Calculated recoil

by JohnKDM, Friday, December 13, 2024, 12:39 (8 days ago) @ AaronB

I have no way to measure it, so this is based off the online calculators.

30-06, 8-9lbs, different loads, 24-28ftlbs recoil

45-70, 8-9lbs, different loads, 24-28ftlbs recoil

45-70 +P, 8-9lbs, different loads, 45-50ftlbs recoil

450bpe double, 8.5lbs, standard black powder load, 50ftlbs

500bpe double, 8.5lbs, standard black powder load, 68ftlbs

Black powder has more unburned solid ejecta, so it kicks more than smokeless equivalent loads. The later Nitro For Black (NFB) loads used a heavier bullet at similar velocities to achieve similar recoil impulses and regulation in the earlier BP doubles.

Shooting twenty rounds of standard 500bpe will give you a sore... cheek, not shoulder.