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Recoil question

bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 2017 in General Discussion
I want to get a glock for a carry piece. I have heard that a .40 has more recoil than a .45, is that true. I am also considering a 9mm. I am used to shooting a S&W 642 .38, and am wondering if there is more recoil shooting the revolver or the glocks. Thanks.
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What is the recoil of a 7mm mag equal to in your opinion?

    I have a 7mm mag that I bought several years ago but I've never fired it, I'm told that they kick like a mule.
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone here ever fire a rifle chambered in 9.3 x 62 ?

    What would you compare it to?
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had a guy tell me today that synthetic rifle stocks absorb recoil much better than wooden stocks, now, I have never heard anything like that before and I'm not sure that it makes sense to me.

    Is there any truth/science to that claim?
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    how does the recoil of a 44mag desert eagle compare with say a redhawk? I'd imagine it's lower due to the movement of the slide, but if a person is recoil sensitive to this round in the redhawk would they still be in the desert eagle?
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been reading up on a lot of different guns and different calibers. I see in the recoil colum different numbers. Some are for example 1.72 , 1.43, 2.12, . What do these numbers represent? I have seen recoil represented in foot pounds of felt energy before but never numbers like I posted. I looked at a weatherby 30-378 and it had a recoil rating of 2.24. What does that mean?
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    Synthetic materials have more flex than wood does for the same material profile/size, so as the stock flexes some it absorbs the recoil a bit, where as wood, being stiffer tends to transfer most of the energy directly to the shoulder.

    The problem is, synthetic stocks also tends to be lighter, so unless you add some weight to the synthetic stock, there is less momentum inherent in the system of parts to offset some of the felt recoil and it can end up transferring more felt recoil to the shoulder.

    So you get more of a push and less of a slap.
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,021 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "More push and less of a slap" Reminds me of a girl I went with in HS[:0]
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,461 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not sure of recoil, but the cleaning is a pain in the rear, I have a muzzleloader with a black synthetic stock, you can't get the mudstains out of the stock,as soon as it dries again the stain will come back........[xx(]
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "All things being equal" a wooden stock will absorb more energy (in the form of compression, as a result of wood's flexibility v composites) than a composite stock.
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  • JasonVJasonV Member Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think wood is more comfortable to shoot.


    Maybe it is just me but I don't care for the ruger synthetic stock. They seem to kick double what others do. I can't explain why.
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  • NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 17,283 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by asop
    "More push and less of a slap" Reminds me of a girl I went with in HS[:0]

    Synthetic?[:D]
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  • kidthatsirishkidthatsirish Member Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JasonV
    I think wood is more comfortable to shoot.


    Maybe it is just me but I don't care for the ruger synthetic stock. They seem to kick double what others do. I can't explain why.


    +1
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,255 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by iceracerx
    "All things being equal" a wooden stock will absorb more energy (in the form of compression, as a result of wood's flexibility v composites) than a composite stock.






    Agree
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  • asphalt cowboyasphalt cowboy Member Posts: 8,904 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How ridged a synthetic stock is will depend upon the material it is made of. I've no idea what manufacturers are using, but I wouldn't doubt a high end stock like H S Precision is just as, if not more, ridged than wood. Given the weight difference I would expect that stock to transfer more felt recoil.
    When you start getting into the budget level synthetic stocks with lighter materials and voids the rigidity goes down but, recoil goes up due to cheaper materials and weight savings = less weight is cheaper yet.
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm shallow.
    Wood stocks are prettier than synthetic.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Every single synthetic I have owned or shot had more felt recoil than similar rifles with wood stocks.

    my .17 has essentially no felt recoil, so it is the only synthetic I still own.
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  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,726 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think all rifles should come with two stocks, a synthetic for the field and a nice wooden stock for show and tell.

    There are few things more beautiful than a nicely figured Walnut stock.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Years ago I sold two guys matching 300 Wby Mk5's. The only diff was one had wood and the other synthetic. I mounted and zeroed the scopes. While doing that, I found the synthetic to be MUCH more comfortable to shoot. So I have to agree that synthetic stocks absorb(or dissipate) more recoil than wood.
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  • roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,195 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Synthetics usually have a better rubber pad. Wood will have a slim plastic butt plate
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bullshot

    I think all rifles should come with two stocks, a synthetic for the field and a nice wooden stock for show and tell.

    There are few things more beautiful than a nicely figured Walnut stock.




    +1,000,000. That's why I always buy used synthetic stocks. I'll buy my guns with a wood stock and then search online for somebody that's upgrading their stock synthetic for something better.
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