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Originally posted by JudgeG:
If used the calculator correctly, with your shotgun, guessing about 50 grains of propellent, the recoil energy is 43 foot pounds with a recoil velocity of 18 fps.

A .458 Win Mag with a 500 grain bullet at 2150 fps and gun of 8.5# with 74 grains of powder is 68 foot pounds with a recoil velocity of 23 fps.

Same rife, a factory .375 H&H 300 grain load at 2500 fps is about 43 foot pounds and a recoil velocity of 18 fps.

So.... your slug recoils much less than a .458 but about like the average .375 H&H.

Of course, the stock fit, drop, quality of recoil pad, etc. will effect your perception of recoil.

All that said, the worse recoil I've experienced is not Saeed's .577 T-Rex, but a H&R 10 gauge, shooting Federal factory 3 1/2 inch slugs in a plastic stocked 5.5 # gun. Not only did my shoulder turn blue, I broke my little finger of my left hand on the fore end sling swivel. I never sold that gun, but I don't know where it is or even care. 73 foot pounds at 28 fps. I'd rather stand in front of a train.

quote:

Originally posted by JudgeG:
If used the calculator correctly, with your shotgun, guessing about 50 grains of propellent, the recoil energy is 43 foot pounds with a recoil velocity of 18 fps.

A .458 Win Mag with a 500 grain bullet at 2150 fps and gun of 8.5# with 74 grains of powder is 68 foot pounds with a recoil velocity of 23 fps.

Same rife, a factory .375 H&H 300 grain load at 2500 fps is about 43 foot pounds and a recoil velocity of 18 fps.

So.... your slug recoils much less than a .458 but about like the average .375 H&H.

Of course, the stock fit, drop, quality of recoil pad, etc. will effect your perception of recoil.

All that said, the worse recoil I've experienced is not Saeed's .577 T-Rex, but a H&R 10 gauge, shooting Federal factory 3 1/2 inch slugs in a plastic stocked 5.5 # gun. Not only did my shoulder turn blue, I broke my little finger of my left hand on the fore end sling swivel. I never sold that gun, but I don't know where it is or even care. 73 foot pounds at 28 fps. I'd rather stand in front of a train.