Thursday, October 10, 2013

Managing Recoil. Three ways to reduce the kick.

Via Oleg Volk

 AR30 muzzle brake

 The first rubber recoil pads were introduced for English shotguns in the 1870′s. They didn’t become stock equipment on guns until 1970′s. Simple and inexpensive, rubber pads provide only a limited recoil reduction. The next most popular technology is the dynamic muzzle brake.

 Muzzle brakes became common on anti-tank rifles in the early 1940′s. Their adoption by hunters and sports shooters was delayed by the unpleasant side effects of the recoil reduction: massive muzzle blast and noise increase. As the use of hearing protection spread, the noise increase became a manageable problem. Muzzle brakes ultimately became common, enabling relatively light guns in calibers like .50 BMG to be fired without a rigid mount. For sports shooters, the dust signature caused by the muzzle brake gas flow in prone position isn’t as much of a concern as it was for the anti-tank gunners.

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