Recoil 168 gr vs. 150 gr.

[Prevpred]

In a S&W with 18" barrel and fairly light weight firearm, is there a significant difference in recoil when using heavier bullets?

[Hoser]

In a S&W with 18" barrel and fairly light weight firearm, is there a significant difference in recoil when using heavier bullets?

Nope.

[Artema]

I'd say that to get similar speed it would need more grains of powder, so it would have more recoil. If they left the energy the same, but with less velocity, it should be the same recoil.

[jerrymrc]

One might be able to measure it but you will never know the difference.

[ray1970]

I can shoot the 150's all day but the 168's really beat me up.











(Just kidding)

[jerrymrc]

I can shoot the 150's all day but the 168's really beat me up.

(Just kidding)

Was about ready to smack you...... Now i will say that depending on the gun there are some MB's that minimize .308 felt recoil. I do wonder at some of the wiz-bang how many CNC shark-tooth slots can we add corkscrew contours to so we can charge a bunch of $$$$ but a proper one does work.

[68Charger]

Only thing I notice is a difference in accuracy- mine loves the 168gr, but not the 147-150gr so much...
tried a couple- and compared to 168gr HPBT's I've tried it's not even close. YMMV

I didn't set out trying to measure a difference in recoil, but neither was at all an issue- but I also own a Marlin 45-70...

[Prevpred]

168 gr is so widely used, I will probably start with that weight and see what kind of accuracy I get and not worry about recoil. It's not like I'm planning to fire a lot of rounds at any one shooting session. I do appreciate the comments. I'm trying to keep it simple and not experiment with a lot of bullet weights.