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TXAZ · January 8, 2019, 11:53 PM

Interesting. The recoil calculator says my Barrett Semi has 103 ft-lbs of energy.
While that might be true, and I question it, I have no problem firing 100 plus rounds in a day, and often 30 rounds in about a minute.

What's the difference, cause I don't have Superman's shoulder?

The Barrett spreads out the recoil over ~~ 200 milliseconds, where your lever action Alaskan is going to dump all of that energy in a single (painful) impulse about 5 milliseconds long as it has no energy absorption mechanism (much less strategy) other than the weight of the rifle.

January 8, 2019, 11:53 PM	#6
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Interesting. The recoil calculator says my Barrett Semi has 103 ft-lbs of energy. While that might be true, and I question it, I have no problem firing 100 plus rounds in a day, and often 30 rounds in about a minute. What's the difference, cause I don't have Superman's shoulder? The Barrett spreads out the recoil over ~~ 200 milliseconds, where your lever action Alaskan is going to dump all of that energy in a single (painful) impulse about 5 milliseconds long as it has no energy absorption mechanism (much less strategy) other than the weight of the rifle. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes