rifle recoil

Question
Hi Paul: I was wondering what factors correlate to amount of recoil in a rifle ? Studying ballistics tables I see numbers for bullet weight, muzzle vel. and energy. Recently purchased a Rem. 243 bolt action and it is at the edge of my recoil tolerance for bench rest shooting. I'm trying some 55 gr. ammo to see if that helps. What do you think of the 17 HMR and the 22-250 caliber ? I'm strictly a range enthusiast. Thankyou........Glenn

Answer
> I was wondering what factors correlate to amount of recoil in a rifle ?

For felt recoil it action type, wieght of the rifle,  bullet weight, powder charge, muzzle vel. and energy.
Ballistics tables show terminal ballistics not recoil.

> Recently purchased a Rem. 243 bolt action and it is at the edge of my recoil tolerance for bench rest shooting. I'm trying some 55 gr. ammo to see if that helps.

Which 243 round is it chambered for?
243 Winchester or 243 WSSM ?
I guess it would have to be WSSM if recoil is an issue.


For target shooting I personally keep to moderate speeds in .223 Rem. (2800 fps) or 30-06 Springfield.
.308 Win. (2600 fps).
You accuracy will be better.
Plus once you over 3200 fps the throats and barrels
erroade real quickly. Recoil is brutal.
Basically the super fast rounds are for hunting.


.17 Hornady round is a bit more flat shooting on paper than .22 LR or .22 WMR however not enough to really warrent it. Plus there are not yet any quality target rifles for it yet. On top of that rimfire rounds run out of accuraccy at 50 yards. Its application is hunting rather than target work.

22-250 is far too hot for range work.
Its a long distance varmit round.

Try 222. Rem or .223 Remington
Both offer better acuraccy & less recoil.