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Heavier bullets = lighter loads?
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<blockquote data-quote="ssgrock3" data-source="post: 691366" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>guess it depends on what you are shooting. shotgun lighter loads are softer recoiling. A full house .357 mag, has a bit more felt recoil than a target load, same with most. but if you reload, you can make most of them do whatever it is you want to do. the context of your post would seem that you might need some milder shooting ammo? light in that case might be some low velocity of whatever caliber you are shooting. as stated above, I have loaded some 147gr 9mm's that land at your feet and feel like a pillow when being shot. can't do that with a 115gr bullet. .38's you can also download to minimums and are very pleasant to shoot. some autos won't cycle far downloaded ammo, but that wasn't your question. depending on caliber the idea of a heavier bullet = less velocity, is usually true, but not necessarily less felt recoil. I hope I have not muddied the waters too much, but it just depneds on what you are shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ssgrock3, post: 691366, member: 71"] guess it depends on what you are shooting. shotgun lighter loads are softer recoiling. A full house .357 mag, has a bit more felt recoil than a target load, same with most. but if you reload, you can make most of them do whatever it is you want to do. the context of your post would seem that you might need some milder shooting ammo? light in that case might be some low velocity of whatever caliber you are shooting. as stated above, I have loaded some 147gr 9mm's that land at your feet and feel like a pillow when being shot. can't do that with a 115gr bullet. .38's you can also download to minimums and are very pleasant to shoot. some autos won't cycle far downloaded ammo, but that wasn't your question. depending on caliber the idea of a heavier bullet = less velocity, is usually true, but not necessarily less felt recoil. I hope I have not muddied the waters too much, but it just depneds on what you are shooting. [/QUOTE]
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