Thread: Calculating recoil from muzzle energy and rifle weight?

Originally Posted by dannyb

Do you have a pre determined energy level as a cut off ? Otherwise just go light for caliber and limit range, I was shooting 125gn accubonds in my 308win and it was very light recoil but still a solid performer

Just weighing up options. I was interested to see that "lite" .308 rounds have less muzzle energy than standard .243 ammunition. Wondered how that translated to recoil.