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  2. Power factor (shooting sports) - Wikipedia

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    In both the open and standard rifle divisions, minor power factor is dominating due to less recoil, and 5.56×45mm/ .223 Rem is a common caliber. Ammunition loaded to major power factor such as 7.62×51 mm/ .308 Win has a bigger recoil impulse, and is regarded as having an advantage on stages with targets at long range.

  3. Free recoil - Wikipedia

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    The rearward energy of the firearm is the free recoil and the forward energy of the bullet is the muzzle energy. The concept of free recoil comes from the tolerability of gross recoil energy. Trying to figure the net recoil energy of a firearm (also known as felt recoil) is a futile endeavor. Even if the recoil energy loss can be calculated ...

  4. Recoil - Wikipedia

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    The recoil force only acts during the time that the ejecta are still in the barrel of the gun. The counter-recoil force is generally applied over a longer time period and adds forward momentum to the gun equal to the backward momentum supplied by the recoil force, in order to bring the gun to a halt.

  5. Gun laying - Wikipedia

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    An important advance in the art of gun laying came with the introduction of the first recoil mechanisms. The barrel recoil was absorbed by hydraulic cylinders and then the barrel was returned to its firing position by a spring that had stored some of the recoil energy. [11] This meant the gun did not have to be repositioned after each time it ...

  6. Muzzle booster - Wikipedia

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    A muzzle booster or recoil booster is a device fixed to the muzzle of a firearm, intended to harness the energy of the escaping propellant to augment the force of recoil on portions of the firearm. In spite of its name, a muzzle booster does not increase muzzle force or velocity but instead is usually used to improve the reliability and/or rate ...

  7. Georgia school shooting: Colt Gray appeared in court as more ...

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    Friday 6 September 2024 00:42, Graeme Massie The father of suspect Colt Gray has been arrested in connection with the shooting at Apalachee High School, according to the Georgia Bureau of ...

  8. Chicago aldermen just enacted a property tax hike. How the ...

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    When Mayor Lori Lightfoot persuaded aldermen last year to tie annual property tax increases to the rate of inflation, she argued it would give the city and its taxpayers a degree of certainty ...

  9. Rifleman's rule - Wikipedia

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    Rifleman's rule is a "rule of thumb" that allows a rifleman to accurately fire a rifle that has been calibrated for horizontal targets at uphill or downhill targets. The rule says that only the horizontal range should be considered when adjusting a sight or performing hold-over in order to account for bullet drop.