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It happens because of Newton's 3rd law of motion: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The reason that the "kick" is so variable based on gun type is that the force involved is controlled by the formula F=MA or Force=Mass times Acceleration (AKA Newton's 2nd law).
If you have a .22 caliber long rifle round you are looking at perhaps 40 grains of lead (1 grain is about 2 thousandths of an Oz.) and it is leaving the barrel at perhaps 1100 feet per second (FPS). In other words, the bullet went from 0 FPS to 1100 FPS in the fraction of a second that it took to go down the length of the barrel. I won't bore you with the math but that movement represents an acceleration. When you multiply that acceleration times the mass of the bullet (40 grains) it tells you what the force was that caused that acceleration. That force is what you feel in the gun recoil.
A "30 odd six" (30.06) rifle uses a much bigger chunk of lead for the bullet - perhaps 150 grains or more and it flies out of the barrel at something like 3000 FPS. As a result, the force is much higher (still because of F=MA) and thus so is the recoil/"kick".
That only happens if something with mass shoots out of the front end, such as a bullet or some gases. When that happens, the stuff that shoots forward carries forward momentum, so something has to carry backward momentum in order to keep the sum at zero. That's usually the gun itself.
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What is recoil velocity?
When a gun is fired, the projectile goes one way, the gun goes in the opposite direction. That is recoil. Recoil velocity would be the speed at which the gun moves when it recoils. Since the gun is heavier than the projectile, it will recoil more slowly than the projectile moves.
How are Newton's laws applied when a bullet is fired from a gun which recoils?
The law that says every action has an equal and oppsite reaction: the momentum of the bullet is balanced by the equal momentum of the gun (and shooter) in the opposite direction - the recoil.
When a gun is firesit recoils why?
Because linear momentum is conserved. Before the shot, the momentum of (gun + bullet) is zero, so it has to be zero after the shot. The bullet gains forward momentum when fired, so the gun must gain reverse momentum in order to maintain the zero sum.
When a 60g bullet fired from 5kg gun leaves with a speed of 500ms. Find the velocity with which the gun recoils?
You can use conservation of momentum to solve this. Just multiply momentum (= mass x speed) for the bullet, and assume that the change in (mass x speed) for the gun must be the same.
Compression waves resulting from the firing of a gun are in fact?
electromagnetic energy
What is the plural of recoil?
The plural of recoil is recoils. As in "the gun recoils quite heavily".
When a bullet is fired the gun recoils?
Yes.
Why does a gun recoll when it is fired?
A gun recoils when fired due to the need to eject the casing and to recycle the pent up gas
What part of the gun ejects gun shells?
There is a part almost all guns called the extractor that, like its name implies, extracts the shell when the bolt of the gun recoils back.
What has the greater force the gun or the bullet?
They are exactly equal. The bullet travels faster, and weighs less. The gun recoils more slowly, but weighs much more.
What is a gun firing group called?
A firing squad?
What are the example of newtons law of motion?
A gun recoils when bullet is fired off the gun.A swimmer pushes the water when he moves forward.
What are two occasions for firing the gun?
its a gun thats why
Where can you get a firing pin?
gun shop, gun show
What are the examples of newton's third law of motion?
A gun recoils when bullet is fired off the gun.A swimmer pushes the water when he moves forward.
What part of a gun is the tang?
It is part of the receiver. The tang is where the highest point of your grip should be placed. It is a curved portion of the grip that's closest to the slide. This acts as a "pivot" point when the gun recoils.
Why does the gun recoils and puch the person back when fired?
When a gun is fired a bullet (or cartridge) with a small mass but a very high velocity is ejected. The recoil of the gun is a reaction to this force and is sufficient to push back the person who fired the weapon.
