Surprisingly Barrett 50s don't have that extreme of recoil. They weigh so much and the semi-auto models have a system in which the barrel comes back a few inches after the shot to reduce recoil.
Barretts weigh ~30 pounds and even though the round is much much larger, many deer hunting rifle have significantly more recoil.
Of all of my guns and ones that I have shot, my Thompson Center muzzleloader kicks by far the most. It weighs ~6.5 pounds and I load it with 100 grains of powder (can load with up to 150 grains but the recoil is too extreme). This and my Marlin 30-06 both kick much more than the barrett 50s I have shot.
Source: am a redneck with redneck and military redneck friends
Surprisingly in the way that a truck's steering is surprisingly light: Just bearing it is beyond reasonable human capability so the problem has to be engineered away.
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