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Re: The Lego Beretta just won't die
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Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:10:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Tim Romine writes:
> > > > In lugnet.cad, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > > > > 1. I forget which one, but it was the one so small that only three • fingers
> > > > > can fit over the grip, and the barrel wasn't much longer than the handle.
> > > > > Ach vey, but the recoil hurt...
> > > > This was almost certainly the Glock model 27, .40 caliber in a VERY small
> > > > package.
> > >
> > > That sounds about right. I dunno why the shorter barrel makes the recoil
> > > more sharp, but after four clips my entire arm was sore.
> >
> > Dunno, but it may be something to do with the increased inertia of the longer
> > barrel - takes more explosion to get it to start rotating. You can see this • in
> > the different recoil between pistols & rifles - even though the barrel is
> > off-centre from the point of rotation by about the same distance, rifles tend
> > to recoil almost straight back, whereas pistols rotate. Attaching something
> > heavy to the end of the short barrel may help, but that sorta defeats the
> > purpose of the small package.
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> Nah, I'd bet it has more to do with simple Newtonian laws--
> action vs. reaction. The same pistol with a shorter barrel
> weighs surprisingly less (and the weight distribution is
> different); ditto pistols vs. rifles. Given the same amount
> of propellant in the cartridge, a lighter weapon will react
> more sharply.
Due to inertia, as I said.
> Ditto with the rotation of handguns. (This
> is one reason I sometimes chuckle about "ultralight polymer
> handguns." Better be ready for a REALLY sharp recoil there,
> fellas. It'll tear your dadgummed palm off.)
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> Bonus tip for the day: Don't stand behind a recoilless rifle.
Yep, thats good advice!
ROSCO
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