[2019] Should things such as a full 95 round drum reduce recoil? as it adds a considerable amount of Weight to the gun.

Originally posted by StarSetEconomy

The problem is that the center of gravity of the weapon is more towards the rear behind the magazine, or at the magazine itself. Adding weight behind the center of gravity will actually cause the gun to pivot back causing recoil to increase not decrease. A weight at the front of the gun, like suppressors, should theoretically decrease recoil as the extra weight is forward of the fulcrum and not behind it. A big heavy magazine may actually make a recoil worse.