04-22-2014, 02:47 PM
At any rate, even in rapid semi-auto fire we'd like one's cartridge to have manageable recoil for the mass of recruits so they can get the reticle back on target in fast-action scenarios on fleeting targets.
John
P.S. Two questions: Has the military studied the effects of recoil on combat accuracy? Is it even an issue? I know that, when deer hunting, we tell newcomers that they won't even feel the recoil in their excitement and focus on a deer that suddenly stepped out into the open.
Second, is anyone willing to recommend a recoil threshold, expressed in the standard foot/lbs, that a GPC should not exceed?
John
P.S. Two questions: Has the military studied the effects of recoil on combat accuracy? Is it even an issue? I know that, when deer hunting, we tell newcomers that they won't even feel the recoil in their excitement and focus on a deer that suddenly stepped out into the open.
Second, is anyone willing to recommend a recoil threshold, expressed in the standard foot/lbs, that a GPC should not exceed?
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