Re: Heavier BCG reduce recoil?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ryu_sekai</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: smokshwn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">With recoil in a gas operated rifle there are two roads to follow with regards to lessening recoil.
1) you can make the reciprocating parts heavier and heavier to slow their movement.
2) Reduce the amount of gas with an adjustable gas block, lighten the BCG (usually with a lightened carrier, JP etc), and lighten the buffer. This not only slows all the reciprocating parts but they weigh less which reduces the amount of recoil.
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wait you kinda lost me,
part one is to increase the weight of moving parts, i.e. BCG/Buffer
part two is to reduce the weight of moving parts??? i.e. BCG/Buffer
also wouldn't a heavier spring push the BCG back harder and faster? how does heavier spring reduce recoil(claims made by extra power spring companies)
sorry for all the questions, just wanna know how everything works. </div></div>
No worries, as I re read my post I see where you got confused. I was trying to point out two different methods to reduce recoil thus number 1 and number 2.
It seems that the route of making everything heavier, thus delaying the bolt unlocking, and slowing the function of the weapon down is preferred by those who are trying to achieve less recoil in the precision shooting setting where rapid followup shots are not necessary. I do not prefer this method as there is a net increase in the mass of all the moving parts and in effect does not reduce OVERALL recoil it just moves the major recoil impulse to a different time in the operational cycle of the gun. Namely after the shot has occurred.
However, I come from a 3Gun background and the most common way to reduce/eliminate recoil from an gas operated gun is to lighten all of the reciprocating parts (carrier, buffer, etc) and then only use as much gas as necessary (adjustable gasblock) to operate those lighter parts. This IMO is the better method as now we are controlling much less moving mass throuout the entire operational cycle. This results in net reduction in overall recoil at all points.
When we do this the addition of an efficient compensator virtually eliminates much of the movement of the gun allowing for very fast and accurate shooting.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
