Rifle Recoil Chart

RIFLE RECOIL
Weve had a number of people asking about the recoil of different calibers, so we
compiled the following list. Please bear in mind that there are several factors affecting
the "felt recoil" of any rifle that you shoot. These include the weight and shape of the
stock and how they fit you. Also, I have found that on some days I feel the recoil of the
rifles that I shoot more than others.
All the following were worked through LOAD FROM A DISK program, other programs
might give you different results. We tried to be as accurate as we possibly can. We used
weights of rifles that we have on record, and we used powder charges and bullets
pulled from factory ammo for our data entry.
For some of the popular calibers we have included data on more than one bullet weight.
The data in the last column was included at the urging of one of our geniuses here. He
thought it would make it easier to understand. It is really nothing more than multiplying
the recoil velocity by the recoil force. Weve had quite a discussion on this subject, and
we also decided, by a unanimous decision, to add the following advice to help you to
interpret the following table.
Any rifle that has a Recoil Factor of less than 100 can be shot by anyone that can
handle a rifle.
Between 100 and 200 is moderate.
Between 200 and 300 is moderately heavy .
Between 300 and 400 is heavy.
Between 400 and 700 is very heavy.
Between 700 and 1000 is extremely heavy.
Between 1000 and 3000 very painful
Anything over 4000, if you are seriously considering hunting with this rifle, then you are
living a couple of million years out of date, as the dinosaurs do not exist today! And
despite everything that has been written on the subject of "charge stopping" calibers,
bullet placement and bullet performance is much more important than the actual caliber.
I am not suggesting that you take your favourite deer hunting rifle and go chasing cape
buffaloes or elephants with, just use some common since.
CALIBER
RIFLE
WEIGHT
BULLET
WEIGHT
RECOIL
VELOCITY
RECOIL
ENERGY
RECOIL
FACTOR
25
4.1
1.8
7.4
6.5
45
3.5
1.3
4.6
222 REM
50
4.8
2.5
12.0
223 REM
55
5.9
3.8
22.4
22 PPC
7.5
52
5.8
3.7
21.5
22-250 REM
7.5
55
7.0
5.4
37.8
220 SWIFT
7.5
55
7.6
6.2
47.1
6MM BR REM
100
6.8
5.8
39.4
6MM PPC
70
5.8
4.2
24.4
6MM BR NORMA
107
7.8
7.6
59.3
243 WIN
100
8.5
8.9
75.7
6MM REM
100
8.9
9.9
88.1
257 ROBERTS
117
9.1
10.3
93.7
25-06 REM
120
10.6
13.8
146.3
8.5
100
10.6
14.8
156.9
100
10.4
15.1
157.0
6.5 X 55
8.5
140
9.9
13.0
128.7
260 REM
140
10.0
12.5
125
8.5
140
12.0
18.9
226.8
140
13.2
24.3
320.7
17 REM
22 HORNET
257 WBY
257 SCRAMJET
264 W MAG
6.71 BLACKBIRD
270 WIN
270 WBY
7 X 57
7MM-08 REM
280 REM
7MM R MAG
7MM WBY
7MM STW
7.21 FIREHAWK
308 WIN
30-06
8.5
130
10.7
15.2
162.6
150
11.2
16.6
185.9
130
11.9
18.8
223.7
150
12.7
21.4
271.8
8.5
154
10.1
13.5
136.4
120
9.9
12.2
120.8
154
11.0
14.9
163.9
140
11.2
16.6
185.9
165
12.0
19.0
228.0
140
12.3
19.8
243.5
160
12.8
21.5
275.2
175
13.3
23.2
308.6
140
12.1
20.3
245.6
160
13.0
23.7
308.1
175
13.0
23.5
305.5
140
12.7
22.6
287.0
160
13.7
26.3
360.3
140
13.9
27.0
375.3
8.5
55
6.4
5.5
35.2
150
10.1
13.4
135.3
168
10.7
15.0
160.5
180
11.0
16.0
176.0
55
7.7
7.8
60.1
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
165
11.9
18.8
223.7
178
12.3
20.0
246.0
220
13.1
22.6
296.1
7.82 PATRIOT
8.5
150
13.4
23.8
318.9
300 DAKOTA
200
14.7
30.3
445.4
300 WIN MAGNUM
150
13.2
24.2
319.4
180
13.9
27.1
376.7
150
14.3
28.7
410.4
220
15.7
34.3
538.5
300 WBY
300 WARBIRD
180
15.8
34.9
551.4
300 PEGASUS
180
17.2
41.5
713.8
8 X 57 MAUSER
170
9.3
12.1
112.5
8 REM MAG
220
15.0
31.3
469.5
330 DAKOTA
250
17.2
41.4
712.1
338 LAPUA
9.5
250
16.9
41.9
708.1
338 W MAG
9.5
225
14.7
31.9
468.9
340 WBY
9.5
250
17.0
42.6
724.2
338 A-SQUARE
9.5
250
18.3
49.6
907.7
338 TITAN
9.5
225
17.5
45.4
794.5
338 EXCALIBER
9.5
250
19.4
55.7
1080.6
358 STA
9.5
275
17.2
43.6
749.9
9.3 X 62
9.5
286
14.1
29.2
411.7
9.3 X 64
9.5
286
16.1
38.3
616.6
375 DAKOTA
9.5
300
17.4
44.9
781.3
375 H & H
9.5
300
16.2
38.8
628.6
378 WBY
10
300
20.0
59.0
1180
375 A-SQUARE
10
300
19.9
58.4
1162.2
416 DAKOTA
10
400
20.0
62.1
1242.0
416 REM
10
400
19.3
57.9
1117.5
416 RIGBY
10
400
19.7
60.3
1187.9
416 WBY
10
400
22.3
77.1
1719.3
10.57 METEOR
10
400
22.6
79.1
1787.7
458 W MAG
10
500
18.6
53.6
997.0
450 DAKOTA
10
500
22.5
78.7
1770.8
450 ACKLEY
10
500
21.7
72.8
1579.8
458 LOTT
10
500
21.4
71.1
1521.5
460 A-SQUARE
10
500
23.6
86.3
2036.7
460 WBY
10
500
25.7
102.2
2626.6
470 RIGBY
10
500
21.6
72.7
1570.3
470 NIIRO
12
500
18.0
60.6
1090.8
475 # 2
12
500
18.3
62.6
1138.3
505 GIBBS
12
525
20.6
78.8
1623.3
500 NITRO
12
600
20.5
78.3
1605.2
495 A-SQUARE
13
600
20.2
82.2
1660.4
500 A-SQUARE
13
700
22.8
105.0
2394.0
13.5
750
22.2
99.2
2202.2
577 NITRO
577 TYRANO
13.5
750
28.3
168.5
4768.6
600 NITRO
14.5
900
23.7
117.8
2791.9
700 NITRO
15
1200
21.7
109.8
2382.7
700 NITRO
18.25
1000
28
235
6580
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Last updated April 29th, 2000

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