9mm vs .45 ACP Recoil: Understanding the Push and the Punch
The Basics: Understanding the Force Recoil is, simply put, the backward thrust a firearm experiences when a shot is fired. It’s the direct consequence of Newton’s Third Law of Motion: for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. When a bullet is propelled forward by expanding gases from the burning propellant, the firearm experiences … Read more