Puzikas' Rifle Recoil table: A comprehensive look at rifles and their recoil energy for Nation States.

Special thanks to members of MMW 10

What is Recoil Impulse? Recoil Impulse (R.I.) is the change in momentum of a firearm. More commonly called recoil, R.I describes the felt impulse to an operator of the firearm after firing a round. This is due to what is known as Newton's third Law, "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". Why is Recoil Impulse important? Recoil Impulse can make or break any small arms engagement. The lower the recoil, the less likely a soldier is to be fatigued, and indeed the more accurate a rifle will be in the hands of the soldier during rapid fire. How is Recoil Impulse measured? Recoil Impulse is measured in units of energy, most commonly Joules and Foot Pounds. For this, the unit Joules will be used. The normal shooter finds a recoil energy of 16.950 joules to be about the maximal comfort level of recoil, meaning any more is typically considered extraneous to the average shooter and likely to cause an increased fatigue. I dont see my round on here, How can I get it in? Follow the link supplied below and send me (Puzikas) a telegram with your rounds name, the weight of the bullet, the operating pressure, the average rifle weight, and its velocity.
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=puzikas

Why not use a uniform rifle weight for this chart? The main idea was to give members of the Main Military Weapon thread a simple idea of recoil impulse in their weapons, and added real-world weapons for a comparison. A uniform weight would also create an irregular amount of recoil in some rounds, such as the 12.7 and 14.5 caliber rounds on the chart. Will this list include, at any point, pistols? Yes, a pistol caliber recoil chart is in progress as we speak. Why are pistol calibers listed on here? Submachine guns

Cartridge Name .22lr 4.7x35mm 9x19 .45ACP 5.7x28 .30 Carbine 5.45x39 5.56x45 NATO 4.85x49mm 9x39 6.35x33 7.92x39 6.8mm Rem. SPC 6.35x45 NACO 6.5x50 Freka 6.5x60 CCTA 6.5 Grendel 7.92x33 7.62 Shipunov 5.2x44 RCS 7.62x39 KC (+P) 7.92x36 ShV 6.45x47 PLU .276 Pederson 6.5x50 Ariaska 7x42 SPAC 7x45 Carthaginian 7.92x35mm 6.5x55 .280 British (7x43) 6.7x47 Azrail 7x57 Mauser 7.5x55 Swiss 7.62x54R .303 British 7.62x53 Argentine 7.1x47 .30-40 Krag .30-06 (7.62x63) 7.92x57 (8mm Mauser) 10x90 9mm Mary .338 Lapua 9.3x64 .50BMG 12.7x108 14.5x114

Recoil force (Joules) .2710j 2.440j 2.9j 3.520j 4.470j 4.750j 5.120j 5.290j 7.210j 7.32j 8.130j 9.36j 10.840j 11.0j 11.660j 11.80j 12.10j 12.430j 12.550j 12.610j 12.650j 12.880j 13.110j 13.290j 13.56j 13.680j 14.0j 14.10j 14.37j 14.370j 15.710j 15.860j 17.490j 17.76j 19.25j 20.880j 21.10j 22.510j 23.280j 25.0j 29.725j 37.150j 50.44j 49.490j 94.90j 96.820j 231.860j

Weight of Rifle (kg) 1.81kg 3.26kg 2.5kg 2.5kg 2.6kg 3.18kg 3.3kg 3.18kg 4.0kg 2.5kg 3.12kg 3.62 3.4kg 3.5kg 3.36kg 3.96kg 3.4kg 5.13kg 3.3kg 2.6kg 3.75kg 3.3kg 4.1kg 4.3kg 3.4kg 3.0kg 4.1kg 3.26kg 4.1kg 3.5kg 3.4kg 3.97kg 4.08kg 4.08kg 3.4kg 3.62kg 4.2kg 3.62kg 3.62kg 3.62kg 6.8kg 7.0kg 4.30kg 3.62kg 14.0kg 13.2kg 20.3kg

Projectile Mass (grains) 40gr 48gr 110gr 230gr 31gr 110gr 49gr 62gr 55gr 300gr 95gr 125gr 115gr 98gr 120gr 105gr 120gr 125gr 122gr 40gr 126gr 140gr 105gr 125gr 140gr 120gr 140gr 211gr 140gr 139gr 130gr 139gr 174gr 150gr 150gr 180gr 143gr 180gr 152gr 195gr 360gr 314gr 225gr 286gr 647gr 745gr 1026gr