Not necessarily. I've shot many free-standing targets that just remain standing with a hole in it. Being "blown backwards" by a shot only happens in movies/TV.
Depends on what you consider "a lot". Also depends on the projectile type, FMJ vs. hollow point, frangible, etc., but the target will rarely move more than the shooter's shoulder. Physics. (I'm a custom/precision loader/reloader, have tested 10's of thousands of rounds, load for military and LEO specialists)
Not necessarily. I've shot many free-standing targets that just remain standing with a hole in it. Being "blown backwards" by a shot only happens in movies/TV.
Depends on how much force is tranferred to the standing object, which is directly related to how 'tough' the target is.
Thus a metal plate will get moved a lot, cardboard would not, etc.
Depends on what you consider "a lot". Also depends on the projectile type, FMJ vs. hollow point, frangible, etc., but the target will rarely move more than the shooter's shoulder. Physics. (I'm a custom/precision loader/reloader, have tested 10's of thousands of rounds, load for military and LEO specialists)