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Sorry gents, but you are both DEAD WRONG. Recoil is a function of the Newtonian third law of motion. Therefore, bullet weight, not velocity is the governing factor in recoil. Rocket effect of unburned powder and added weight of unburned powder and projectile weight are a minor factor.
The cal..303 round was similar to the Krag round, loaded to a maximum pressure of 42,000 psi (give or take). The .30-06 round generated between 50 and 55 thousand psi.
As for the leqwis magazine, the standard ground single row pannier magazine held 47 rounds and the double row aircraft model held 94 rounds. In a double stack of any kind, you will always have exactly twice the capacity of a single stack.
Look it up in Hatcher's Notebook ar any good book on interior and exterior ballistics and Small Arms of the World or Janes.
On the Lewis, the magazine would have to be made with a larger diameter to accommodate 98 rounds, and the receiver was stepped, so the larger magazine case would not fit onto the gun and rotate freely.
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