was playing with a recoil calculator and comparing 2 rifles i have,a 416 rigby and a 460 wby..
416 460
bullet weight in grains 400 405
velocity in fps 2400 2600
powder charge in grains 104 115
weight of gun (lbs) 10 12
results
recoil impulse in(lbs.sec) 6.10 6.71
velocity of recoiling gun(fps) 19.66 18.01
free recoil energy in (ft/lbs) 60.00 60.45
The 416 does not have a brake or anything,the 460 is a number 1 i picked up from the ee forum and is braked,ported and weighted down.
The 416 has more of a classic stock but now here are some questions to ponder.
The 416 off the bench is absolutely BRUTAL to shoot. I fired 2 rounds in a t-shirt and quit,grizz axxemann fired 1 round offhand and took the scope to the head
The 460 off the bench i used a recoil shield over my t-shirt and no other padding.Muzzle rise was probably about 12 to 14 inches and it might have moved me back about 18 inches or so.Dont qoute me on this cause i am just going by what i felt and dont have any actual video. The 416 probably moved me back about 24 inches and this was a straight back severe jolt..and i mean severe.muzzle rise i think was about 8 to 10 inches or so but the recoil velocity was a real eye opener.In short it was so severe i quit after 2 shots.
Does the recoil shield make that much of a difference,does the brake and porting slow down the recoil impulse that much or does the rigby just have a inferior stock design for a heavy recoiling rifle??
I wish i had video of both as it would be quite interesting to watch. One other thing when i fired the 416 off the bench the recoil jammed the scope and my shooting glasses back into my forehead and broke open a cut from my .458 i got earlier in the morning.
The 460 off the bench never even come close to doing this.
Any thoughts or ideas???....or if some one wants to try out both rifles i would supply them as well as ammo but you gotta sign a waiver first.. 
p.s. the first set of numbers is the 416 and the second set is the 460,i had it set up on here how i wanted it but for some reason the system changed it all.....Ice
416 460
bullet weight in grains 400 405
velocity in fps 2400 2600
powder charge in grains 104 115
weight of gun (lbs) 10 12
results
recoil impulse in(lbs.sec) 6.10 6.71
velocity of recoiling gun(fps) 19.66 18.01
free recoil energy in (ft/lbs) 60.00 60.45
The 416 does not have a brake or anything,the 460 is a number 1 i picked up from the ee forum and is braked,ported and weighted down.
The 416 has more of a classic stock but now here are some questions to ponder.
The 416 off the bench is absolutely BRUTAL to shoot. I fired 2 rounds in a t-shirt and quit,grizz axxemann fired 1 round offhand and took the scope to the head
The 460 off the bench i used a recoil shield over my t-shirt and no other padding.Muzzle rise was probably about 12 to 14 inches and it might have moved me back about 18 inches or so.Dont qoute me on this cause i am just going by what i felt and dont have any actual video. The 416 probably moved me back about 24 inches and this was a straight back severe jolt..and i mean severe.muzzle rise i think was about 8 to 10 inches or so but the recoil velocity was a real eye opener.In short it was so severe i quit after 2 shots.
Does the recoil shield make that much of a difference,does the brake and porting slow down the recoil impulse that much or does the rigby just have a inferior stock design for a heavy recoiling rifle??
I wish i had video of both as it would be quite interesting to watch. One other thing when i fired the 416 off the bench the recoil jammed the scope and my shooting glasses back into my forehead and broke open a cut from my .458 i got earlier in the morning.
The 460 off the bench never even come close to doing this.
Any thoughts or ideas???....or if some one wants to try out both rifles i would supply them as well as ammo but you gotta sign a waiver first..
p.s. the first set of numbers is the 416 and the second set is the 460,i had it set up on here how i wanted it but for some reason the system changed it all.....Ice
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