Glock 17--115gr or 147gr bullet weights??

Dragoon said:
"heavier bullet = less felt recoil" is only half the paradigm. "heavier bullet combined with fastest powder = less felt recoil"

Given the flame I've seen come out of barrels when WWB ammo is fired, I'm guessing Winchester uses a pretty slow burning powder in their white box loads.
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Really? Do tell?

And how exactly should Grandpa steal sheep, grandson?

:)

Cheers, man!
 
I shoot mostly 115gr FMJ but it is for no particular reason, I use this bullet weight in all my 9mm pistols. An Internet friend, Stephen A. Camp, shoots and likes 124gr 9mm rounds. I like and respect Stephen A. Camp; therefore, putting my thoughts aside, shoot 124gr bullets. Regards, Richard:D
 
Actually, recoil has more to with bullet weight and it's muzzle velocity than just bullet weight alone. It takes more force to accelerate a larger bullet, thus the recoil is larger. Newton's second law, force equals mass x acceleration, remember?

If a heavier bullet equaled less felt recoil, why does a 230gr .45 ACP recoil more than a 115gr 9mm? It does because the .45 is not moving that much slower out of the muzzle, 835 ft/s vs 1190 ft/s for the 115gr 9mm.

The reason the 147gr 9mm feels like less recoil is because they're moving slower than the 124gr or 115gr bullets. Take a look at Winchester's website and compare the 9mm FMJ's.
 
Canuck I Am said:
Holy crap, only one post away from 4000, are you Bartledan?

Also, what were you on when you wrote that?:eek:
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I'm kidding with the guy about how I already well know what it is that he said in his thread.

You know:

"Don't teach you grandad to steal sheep"

Cheers, guys :)
 
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