The Action Pistol’s 205-grain bullet produced a noticeably softer recoil impulse. Velocity is one aspect where the 458 SOCOM has a weaker performance per round. The longer bullet will take up more case and raise the chamber pressure. Also, please understand that there are dozens of loads for any given bullet weight in any cartridge that will produce the same velocity, but a different amount of recoil. If you calculate the recoil force, you'll find that all bullet weights produce the same recoil when loaded to the same power factor. The 150-grain load penetrated 6¾ inches of gel while the 100-grain load penetrated 6½ inches. A half-century in the making, the new DGX Bonded is Hornady's best-ever dangerous-game bullet. Since the point is to stop a threat, you want ammo that travels deep enough into the target to hit vital organs while expanding enough to not leave the body and cause collateral damage. that is sometimes indicated on the cartridge box. All of this is good and fine in theory, but what does that mean to you practically? Same powder, the 140d are more recoil, but slower vs faster isn’t what I am thinking about. If those are still too much, there are also some very easy shooting 32 H&R loads you might want to look at. Ammo comes in many different flavors and between the terminology, abbreviations, and numbers, it can be overwhelming to figure out what it all means and bullet weight is just part of that formula. There are specialty rounds available specifically for the game you will be hunting, such as the Winchester Super-X .308 which is designed with a 180 grain soft point bullet specifically for deer and boar hunting. Theoretically, cartridges with the same power factor have the same recoil, though this isn’t always true and we need to look at the other factors involved. Specifically, i show how the Wii remote controller is positioned using the wrj4P5 drivers. Rock River Arms LAR-15M .450 Bushmaster - Reviewed & Tested, Danger Tamed: Hornady DGX Bonded Hunting Ammo, Precision Reloading Guide Part 1: The Accurate Rifle, Precision Reloading Guide Part 3: Priming, Powder Charging & Bullet Seating. I can't really get into ballistics, but I can tell you I notice a difference between 125 and 158 gr bullets. With three versions, three barrel lengths, and three different finishes from which to choose,... Like situational ethics, standards of accuracy vary according to circumstances. With all these variables, it’s near impossible to definitively say which bullet weight has the most effect on recoil. This is known as power factor. COL is another variable that can affect these results since it affects pressure, which affects velocity. Light bullets produce more recoil than heavy bullets because they require more gunpowder to achieve their higher required velocity. One last time, remember that the grain just measures the mass of the projectile, not all the cartridges. Either way, if you find that you don’t like how your gun feels when you shoot it, changing bullet weights can be an easy way to adjust that. The same amount of gunpowder produced similar velocity regardless of bullet weight (Table 2), though the heavier bullet usually went faster with the same charge weight. Federal’s other .40 S&W Syntech load uses a 165-grain bullet and it speeds along at 1091 fps from my S&W M&P. This isn't necessarily the case because there is another variable in play. Within each caliber, you will notice that there are certain bullet weights you see more often than others. When Bullet Tooth Tony fires that massive handgun, his hands hardly move. One is a Steyr SBS Forester and the other is a Sako AV. To get the “silent but deadly” effect that .300 BLK is known for, it must be fired with the heavier 220 grain bullets which travel at slower subsonic velocities. A real 50 AE cartridge, on the other hand, has a substantial 300 grain bullet. Lighter bullets must travel faster than heavier bullets to reach the same power factor and therefore require more gunpowder. If you’re choosing a self defense round, bullet weight should not be your initial concern. Two different rounds could have different bullet weights and different velocities, but equal the same power factor. Many of these sports are timed events, and a light recoiling load can allow faster follow-up shots, giving the shooter a speed advantage. Heavier bullets are often described as having less felt recoil, but perhaps not enough to account for other characteristics of how the gun feels and behaves through the firing cycle. But there are three reasons why you might want to try a different weight bullet in the caliber you’re shooting. Your barrel length and twist rate will play a part in your ammo selection, with heavier bullets requiring a faster twist rate. 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