If everything else is equal - payload, velocity, ejecta, gun weight, the slower burning powder will result in lower felt recoil, because the reaction against your shoulder will be more of a push rather than a stab. Newton was right, however, the total recoil of both loads will be the same. Same reason why gas-operated automatics feel as tho there is less recoil - the pulse is spread over a longer period of time.
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