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Old 12-01-2018, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Battle Rat View Post
I'm trying to remember if it was Jeff Cooper or perhaps Elmer Keith that mentioned big guys suffering the effects to of felt recoil more than smaller framed guys.
The idea being that the smaller frame will move and flex with recoil.
The heavier frame more resistant to inertia and absorbing more of the force.
I too have witnessed this.
It was Elmer Keith .
Jeff Cooper may have mentioned it as well but I remember Keith staying it in an article when I was very young.
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