When a firearm is fired, why does the recoil always cause the barrel of the gun to point upward? why not downward? left or right? does this have anything to do with the any external factors such as the humans grip on the gun?
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When a firearm is fired, why does the recoil always cause the barrel of the gun to point upward? why not downward? left or right
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really churro? i'm assuming your the one who gave the minuses. well think of it like this. you're holding a handgun 2 feet away from your shoulder and you fire and the recoil send the barrel of the gun pointing upward. i've seen videos of people being hit in the face with the handgun. i don't think that's out of reflex to transfer energy. but correct me if i'm wrong.
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Really interesting question Reid I'm looking forward to future answers. In reference to your handgun comment, do you think that because the barrel is on the top, your hold is on the bottom that your hand is simply acting as a pivot point sending the barrel upward?
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In general, recoil goes straight back down the centerline (CL) of the barrel. Your grip on the handgun opposes that force at a point below that CL. Hence the gun tries to rotate upward.
On a rifle, most of the opposing force occurs at the butt of the gun where it meets the shoulder. That point is also below the CL of the bore so the barrel tries to rotate upward around the shoulder.
If you bought the bore CL directly in line with the CL of the rifle butt or pistol grip the recoil would be pretty much straight back. Bring it below and the rotation is downward.
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