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Two identical bullets are fired one by a light rifle and another by a heavy rifle with the same force. Which rifle will hurt the shoulder and why?

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As momentum of light rifle and heavy rifle in opposite direction is same (being equal to momentum of identical bullets), the lighter rifle will move faster hurting the shoulder more.
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