Recoil

Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical terms, the recoil caused by the gun exactly balances the forward momentum of the projectile and exhaust gases (ejecta), according to Newton's third law. In most small arms, the momentum is transferred to the ground through the body of the shooter; while in heavier guns such as mounted machine guns or cannons, the momentum is transferred to the ground through its mount. In order to bring the gun to a halt, a forward counter-recoil force must be applied to the gun over a period of time. Generally, the counter-recoil force is smaller than the recoil force, and is applied over a time period that is longer than the time that the recoil force is being applied (i.e. the time during which the ejecta are still in the barrel of the gun). This imbalance of forces causes the gun to move backward until it is motionless.

A change in momentum results in a force, which according to Newton's second law is equal to the time derivative of the momentum of the gun. The momentum is equal to the mass of the gun multiplied by its velocity. This backward momentum is equal in magnitude, by the law of conservation of momentum, to the forward momentum of the ejecta (projectile(s), wad, propellant gases, etc...) from the gun. If the mass and velocity of the ejecta are known, it is possible to calculate a gun’s momentum and thus the energy. In practice, it is often simpler to derive the gun’s energy directly with a reading from a ballistic pendulum or ballistic chronograph.

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Recoil (band)

Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder was still in Depeche Mode as an outlet for his experimental, less pop-oriented compositions. Once he announced his departure from the group in 1995, Recoil was transformed from a small side-project into Wilder's primary musical enterprise.

1980s and 1990s

Recoil began in 1986, when Daniel Miller (record producer and founder of Mute Records) heard some of Alan Wilder's demo recordings, which he had made on a 4-track cassette machine. These recordings were substantially different from anything Depeche Mode had released — whilst they were still created using synthesizers and sampling, they featured little of Depeche Mode's catchy pop songwriting, instead opting for an experimental, John Cage-esque style. Due to the primitive and decidedly uncommercial nature of these pieces, Wilder and the record label decided to release the album inconspicuously, naming it 1 + 2. It eventually came out in mid-1986, not long after the release of Depeche Mode's well-received Black Celebration.

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Recoil (disambiguation)

Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged.

Recoil may also refer to:

Film and television

  • Recoil (1953 film), a British crime film directed by John Gilling
  • Recoil (1998 film), an American action film starring Gary Daniels
  • Recoil (2012 film), a Canadian action film starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Danny Trejo
  • "Recoil" (CSI: Miami), an episode of CSI: Miami
  • "Recoil" (The Shield), an episode of The Shield

    • Literature

  • Recoil (magazine) a satire and entertainment tabloid in Michigan, U.S.
  • RECOIL (firearms magazine) a magazine dedicated to the "Gun Lifestyle"
  • Recoil, a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson
  • Recoil, a 2006 Nick Stone Missions novel by Andy McNab
  • Recoil, a 2008 StarFist: Force Recon Saga novel by David Sherman and Dan Cragg

    • Music

  • Recoil (band), a musical project led by ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder
  • Recoil (album), a 2004 album by Nonpoint
  • Recoil, a 2001 album by Sixth Comm
  • "Recoil", a song by Ani DiFranco from Knuckle Down
  • "Recoil", a song by Daysend from Within the Eye of Chaos
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    Released 2007

    Liquid

    Released 2000

    Unsound Methods

    Released 1997

    Bloodline

    Released 1992

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    Five thousand years, that's a lotta tears
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    So full of hate, you've sealed your fate
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    So many scars after all the wars and wars and wars
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    Your battle cry echoes as you die
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    The rockets fly across the sky
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    You take and take, for heaven's sake
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    You only feel the pain you deal and deal and deal
    and your world's still crumblin' down
    Peace can't be known, that dove has flown




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