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Note that as long as the bullet's going down the barrel, the rifle and everything on it is moving backwards. After the bullet's left the muzzle, the jet effect adds a bit more recoil backwards. This is the main reason heavier recoiling hand-held firearms are more difficult to shoot accurately.
Even the recoil during the time the bullet from a .22 short rimfire round's in the barrel on target pistols used for international rapid fire events is minimized by the pistol's design. The barrel is aligned almost perfectly with the shooter's arm so it stays pointed at the aiming point while all things causing recoil doesn't move the sights up and off the target's center. 'Tis important when you're getting off 5 shots in 4 seconds and wanting all shots in the 4-inch 10-ring at 25 meters.
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