The effects of recoil
The effects of
recoil can be seen in this sequence of 16 photographs each taken 1/30th of a
second apart. Starting from just before the hammer fell, until just under a half
of a second later, after the shot has been fired and the gun recoiled and risen
to the maximum of its travel. The revolver used is a .44 calibre black powder
reproduction Rogers & Spencer and as can be seen the muzzle flash is of quite short
duration: see this sequence
in motion.
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at 0.00 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil01.jpg)
0.00 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.03 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil02.jpg)
0.03 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.06 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil03.jpg)
0.06 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.09 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil04.jpg)
0.09 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.12 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil05.jpg)
0.12 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.15 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil06.jpg)
0.15 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.18 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil07.jpg)
0.18 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.21 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil08.jpg)
0.21 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.24 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil09.jpg)
0.24 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.27 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil10.jpg)
0.27 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.30 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil11.jpg)
0.30 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.33 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil12.jpg)
0.33 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.36 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil13.jpg)
0.36 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.39 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil14.jpg)
0.39 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.42 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil15.jpg)
0.42 seconds |
![.45 calibre blackpowder revolver at + 0.45 seconds](../thumbnal/recoil16.jpg)
0.45 seconds |
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