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Recoil energy varies significantly by cartridge, firearm weight, and load, but general classifications for popular rifle and handgun calibers are as trinc.
Light Recoil (Under 10 ft-lbs)
Moderate Recoil (10–20 ft-lbs)
- .22 LR: ~0.2 ft-lbs
- .17 HMR: ~0.1–0.2 ft-lbs
- .22 Hornet: ~1.4 ft-lbs
- .222 Remington: ~3.9–4.0 ft-lbs
- .223 Remington / 5.56 NATO: ~3.2–5.2 ft-lbs
- .204 Ruger: ~3.4 ft-lbs
- .300 Blackout: ~4.0–7.0 ft-lbs
- 6mm BR / 6mm ARC: ~6.9–8.3 ft-lbs
- 6mm Creedmoor: ~12.5 ft-lbs (borderline light/moderate)
- 9mm Luger: ~3.8–4.6 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .38 Special: ~2.2–6.1 ft-lbs (handgun)
Heavy Recoil (20–30 ft-lbs)
- .22-250 Remington: ~6.5 ft-lbs
- .243 Winchester: ~9.2–13.2 ft-lbs
- .25-06 Remington: ~21.2 ft-lbs (borderline moderate/heavy)
- .270 Winchester: ~14.7–17.1 ft-lbs
- .30-30 Winchester: ~10.6 ft-lbs
- .308 Winchester: ~13.2–22.2 ft-lbs
- 6.5 Creedmoor: ~17.0 ft-lbs
- 6.5 Grendel: ~7.9–9.7 ft-lbs
- 7mm-08 Remington: ~14.9–18.6 ft-lbs
- 7.62x39mm: ~7.1–8.2 ft-lbs
- 10mm Auto: ~7.7–8.7 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .357 Magnum: ~9.1–19.7 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .40 S&W: ~5.9–6.5 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .45 ACP: ~4.4–5.4 ft-lbs (handgun)
Very Heavy Recoil (30+ ft-lbs)
- .30-06 Springfield: ~17.6–25.0 ft-lbs
- .300 Win Mag: ~25.9–40.6 ft-lbs
- .338 Winchester Mag: ~45.9 ft-lbs (often categorized as very heavy)
- .450 Bushmaster: ~22.2–25.2 ft-lbs
- .338 Lapua Mag: ~37.2–66.4 ft-lbs
- .44 Magnum: ~13.7–22.0 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .444 Marlin: ~27.6 ft-lbs
Recoil is influenced by recoil velocity and recoil score (a weighted metric combining energy and velocity). Felt recoil also depends on firearm weight and muzzle device efficiency.
- .45-70 Government: ~36.3–37.9 ft-lbs
- .50 BMG: ~70 ft-lbs
- .454 Casull: ~21.3 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .500 S&W: ~45.1 ft-lbs (handgun)
- .460 Weatherby Mag: Extreme recoil, often exceeding 50 ft-lbs in rifles
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