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Modern rifles bullets fly faster than the speed of sound. What Civil War bullets flew faster than the speed of sound?
Sounds like a shoulder bruiser to me.The Austrian Army bullet used in the Muster 1854 System Lorenz rifles had a muzzle velocity of about 1,300 feet per second. The Confederates imported small quantities of it. The standard cartridge used, however, was the one intended for the Model 1841 Mississippi rifle, which had muzzle velocity of 850 to 900 feet per second in these rifles, which was why the sights of the Austrian guns were not calibrated to the American ammunition.
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Don Dixon
I always wanted to shoot a G3 but never have, I used to own a FN/FAL and its recoil wasnt bad at allI used the German H&K G3 for 10 month when I did my mandatory service.
You learned how to shoot well with it... because of the recoil... Or you get a black eye and/or bruised shoulder.
If I was in charge of how modern day danish recruits was trained, I would issue them with G3s or another 7.62 semi automatic rifle first... Then after they learned to use it well, issue them with the modern 556 rifles they are going to use for the rest of their service.
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But, I’ve fired thousands of match 7.62 rounds through national match M14s and .308 and 30-06 cartridges through full bore match rifles and never found the recoil objectionable in the slightest.
Regards,
Don Dixon
But Mr. Dixon, your M14 is a semi Auto, and that will soak up a lot of the felt recoil....I have also shot the Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R loaded to approximately the same as a 30-06 military load, and the recoil of that mother becomes rather uncomfortable after 20 or so rounds. But it's a bolt action, verses a semi auto as in the M14 or M1.
Not particularly. Lorenz’s straight stock design sucks up the recoil of the 62 grain Austrian load pretty well if one is properly trained to shoot. I’ve shot many of them. Numbers of Federal soldiers complained of the recoil of the Federal Army’s under powered 50 grain load, however.
But, I’ve fired thousands of match 7.62 rounds through national match M14s and .308 and 30-06 cartridges through full bore match rifles and never found the recoil objectionable in the slightest.
Regards,
Don Dixon
I believe that I said that I also shot full bore target rifles in .308 and 30-06. They are all bolt rifles. The standard NRA regional high power course is 86 or 106 rounds with sighters.
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Don Dixon
I also use that training model. When my wife goes to the gun range with me, I make her practice with .357 magnums. Then when she concealed carries, I load her up with .38 special HP. She can split hairs with .38 specials after training with the .357.I used the German H&K G3 for 10 month when I did my mandatory service.
You learned how to shoot well with it... because of the recoil... Or you get a black eye and/or bruised shoulder.
If I was in charge of how modern day danish recruits was trained, I would issue them with G3s or another 7.62 semi automatic rifle first... Then after they learned to use it well, issue them with the modern 556 rifles they are going to use for the rest of their service.
My father-in-law had an M1-A in .308 and I had a Winchester Model 70 also in .308. I did not have a recoil problem with either. I sold my model 70 to a friend a few years ago and he still uses it every year when hunting. My wife's cousin got the M-1A.Not particularly. Lorenz’s straight stock design sucks up the recoil of the 62 grain Austrian load pretty well if one is properly trained to shoot. I’ve shot many of them. Numbers of Federal soldiers complained of the recoil of the Federal Army’s under powered 50 grain load, however.
But, I’ve fired thousands of match 7.62 rounds through national match M14s and .308 and 30-06 cartridges through full bore match rifles and never found the recoil objectionable in the slightest.
Regards,
Don Dixon
Modern rifles bullets fly faster than the speed of sound. What Civil War bullets flew faster than the speed of sound?
Modern rifles bullets fly faster than the speed of sound. What Civil War bullets flew faster than the speed of sound?
Would say several did, the problem saying x did, is powder varied as could loads, and most modern comparisons are using modern powderDoes anyone other than Dixon have an answer to the OP?