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Originally Posted by MrRoboto
I'm sitting here watching The Men Who Built America on the History channel, which is fantastic by the way and had a question about black powder guns for you guys in the know as I have zero experience with them.
What is the recoil like in a typical American Revolution era muzzle loader? The actors in the film seem to indicate there is quite a kick.
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Hmm, this site says it's pushing a 545 grain lead ball at about 1000 fps. Muzzle energy is similar to a .223/5.56, but that doesn't always correlate exactly with recoil. These were single shot obviously, so there was no reciprocating action to absorb any of the recoil. They also had metal butt plates that probably didn't feel too good on the shoulder either.
http://www.rifleshootermag.com/rifle...s_bess_092407/