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  2. Recoil - Wikipedia

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    Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. In technical terms, ...

  3. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Recoil: The backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical terms, the recoil caused by the gun exactly balances the forward momentum of the projectile, according to Newton's third law. (often called kickback or simply kick). Recoil operation: An operating mechanism used in locked-breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies ...

  4. Limp wristing - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the operating mechanism, there are a number of places that limp wristing can cause a failure to cycle. Recoil operated firearms are more susceptible to failure of this type than blowback and gas-operated firearms, and lightweight polymer framed handguns are more susceptible than heavy, steel-framed or even lighter metal alloy handguns.

  5. Recoil operation - Wikipedia

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    In non-recoil-operated firearms, it is generally the entire firearm that recoils. However, in recoil-operated firearms, only a portion of the firearm recoils while inertia holds another portion motionless relative to a mass such as the ground, a ship's gun mount, or a human holding the firearm. The moving and the motionless masses are coupled ...

  6. Recoil (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Recoil, an American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter; Recoil, a British crime film directed by John Gilling; Recoil, an American action film starring Gary Daniels; Recoil, a Canadian action film starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Danny Trejo "Recoil" , a television episode

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  8. Free recoil - Wikipedia

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    Free recoil / Frecoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy of a firearm not supported from behind. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic energy ( E t ) imparted to the shooter of a small arm when discharged and is expressed in joules (J), or foot-pound force (ft·lb f ) for non-SI units of measure.

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