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Originally Posted by evileeyore
I'm not sure how much making a multi-barrel version of a single-shot would affect Recoil.
Bulk? Yes, very much. But Recoil? Increasing the weight and Bulk typically reduce Recoil.
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And gadgeteering.
The old French 75(not the drink, the gun) was the first to have a pneumatic firing brace. In a sense it did not reduce the recoil(a person who for some unexplainable reason was tied to the breech would still have his ribs cracked). It did however keep it from being kicked out of position, thus allowing the crew to keep firing without reaiming.
And no I don't know why they named a drink after a gun. Maybe the hangover felt like listening to a French 75 firing all day.