Not 100% an expert on rail guns, but when the shot is fired, isn't most of the energy going into pushing the two rails apart rather than pushing the rails (the gun) backwards? I figure there would still be some recoil, but way less than a normal gun due to that.
Railguns still have recoil.
Not 100% an expert on rail guns, but when the shot is fired, isn't most of the energy going into pushing the two rails apart rather than pushing the rails (the gun) backwards? I figure there would still be some recoil, but way less than a normal gun due to that.