308 Pistol... Can anyone Say Ow?

[VeryCoolCat]

http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/programming/expand.asp?Prodid=241

That seems like you'd have a very sore hand after a mag or two.

[schizrade2]

Pocket rocket.

[JPglee1]

Actually...Its probably very manageable.

Remember, a shorter barrel gives LESS time for the powder charge to burn and be consumed, resulting in LESS "push" on the projectile...

Newtons law is equal and opposite reaction, right???

Well if you have LESS powder charge acting on the projectile, you will also have LESS felt recoil pushing backwards into your hand.

Add to this the weight of the gun. That .308 "pistol" weighs probably 5 pounds, much heavier than the average handgun.

In my experiences with SBRs (in Nevada rental ranges) a shorter barrel = less recoil.

Ive noticed this on AR-15s as well. Shoot a 20" A2 upper and then shoot a 11.5" CAR-15 upper and you will notice the 11.5" upper has significantly less recoil....



J

[brando]

Hehe, that's nothing. Back in the late 80s Vollmer (I believe) was making a "K model" of the HK21. That's basically a belt-fed .308 roughly the size of an MP5K.

[JPglee1]

Here's a couple interesting HK shorties:




Notice the custom "hicap" mag on the second to last gun. Nice



J

[rorschach]

Heres an HK51kB that Ghilliebear from HKpro built.

[Fjold]

In repeaters you want to try the BFR 45-70 revolver, it'll make that 308 feel like a pellet gun.

[fal_762x51]

Has anyone seen the video of the moron with the homemade .50 cal pistol?

[grammaton76]

In repeaters you want to try the BFR 45-70 revolver, it'll make that 308 feel like a pellet gun.

If you look around, you'll discover that Magnum Research did a (i.e. one) BFR chambered in 50 Beowulf a while back, and may produce more if there's a market. I would kinda like one, for ammo commonality with my rifle...

[Paul]

That thing has to be a flame thrower unless it uses special pistol .308 ammo meant to burn faster than in a rifle.

[hitnrun]

Actually...Its probably very manageable.

Remember, a shorter barrel gives LESS time for the powder charge to burn and be consumed, resulting in LESS "push" on the projectile...

Newtons law is equal and opposite reaction, right???

Well if you have LESS powder charge acting on the projectile, you will also have LESS felt recoil pushing backwards into your hand.

Add to this the weight of the gun. That .308 "pistol" weighs probably 5 pounds, much heavier than the average handgun.

In my experiences with SBRs (in Nevada rental ranges) a shorter barrel = less recoil.

Ive noticed this on AR-15s as well. Shoot a 20" A2 upper and then shoot a 11.5" CAR-15 upper and you will notice the 11.5" upper has significantly less recoil....



J

You mean that .223 had recoil to being with?!?

[nic]

My wrists hurt just looking at the BFR. Yikes!

[Got Stuff?]

I have the V-51 rifle version of this pistol and the recoil is very managable with the way it's set up.

The buffer spring does it's job very well.

[CALI-gula]

Actually, revolvers in .45/70 have light recoil, not much more than .44 Special. It's like a slow push and not sharp at all, not even that powerful.

.357Mag/.44 Magnum/.45 WinMag/.454 Casull/.475 Wildey/.475 Linebaugh/.50AE/S&W.500 and other similar cartridges, all have recoil significantly more powerful than a .45/70 revolver out of similar sized guns.

Revolvers that chamber .45/70 look impressive because of their long cylinders, (BIG! BIG! BIG! it must be more powerful) but the .45/70 cartridge's power and recoil is rather weak when compared to others I noted.

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