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Post by Snoink on Jul 8, 2006 0:56:23 GMT -5
Yeah... you'll shoot your eye out!
No, seriously. What happens when a gun backfires on you? I'm particularly interested in what a handgun can do...
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Post by sabradan on Jul 9, 2006 0:51:30 GMT -5
bad things, very bad things...
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Post by Snoink on Jul 9, 2006 0:55:42 GMT -5
!!! I'll take it you're an authority of this subject then.  What kind of bad things? (And I can always put a rating so...) |
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Post by Sam on Jul 9, 2006 0:56:03 GMT -5
Specific, please. I need this too...
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Post by MH Mijolnir on Jul 9, 2006 23:45:18 GMT -5
Do guns backfire?
Cars backfire...
Guns jam...
They explode..I'm guessing...I could ask my dad when he wakes up
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Post by fishr on Jul 12, 2006 10:25:11 GMT -5
I'm no expert on firearms but I've fired a few. ( I like to target shoot.) A kickback on the firearm varies on the size of the caliber. The higher the cal. the more force the firearms has. So, for instance, a 22 caliber handgun will barely have any type of kickback. I'm not sure but I think a 22 cal. is the lowest caliber. If the gun is not properly handled so your hands or shoulder can absorb the shock of the blow, yes 'bad things' can happen, like a dislocated shoulder, broken nose, a popped or broken collarbone, etc. An eight gage shotgun is a good example. My friend's dad once let his thirteen year old son fire his shotgun. The dad was behind his son when his son fired, he wouldn't fall back wards. Well, as it turned out, his son wasn't holding the shotgun tightly enough against his shoulder to absorb the kickback, and the dad's son dislocated his shoulder. As for a handgun, I've heard a 45 cal. ( I think that's the right caliber) has the power to break a nose, depending how the person is handling it. Of course, if the person actually had the firearm that close to their face to begin with, that's sheer stupidity given the caliber size. Hope that helps a little. I personally haven't dabbled in handheld firearms to any great degree. I'm more 'old school' and use bow and arrows and sling shots. I prefer the primitive way.  |
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Post by Snoink on Jul 12, 2006 14:03:46 GMT -5
Heheh!
Well, I would call that a "kick" instead of a backfire. A backfire is more of an explosion. You intend to shoot someone, but it ends up going back into you. This could be due to many things... a jammed bullet, wrong calibur, a malfunctioning gun... it depends.
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Post by MH Mijolnir on Jul 12, 2006 14:07:48 GMT -5
Well the kick also depends on the weight of the gun, as well as the caliber, because that will help keep it 'down' after it fires.
If it's a heavy gun, less kick. Light gun, more kick.
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Post by sabradan on Jul 15, 2006 16:12:14 GMT -5
Heheh! Well, I would call that a "kick" instead of a backfire. A backfire is more of an explosion. You intend to shoot someone, but it ends up going back into you. This could be due to many things... a jammed bullet, wrong calibur, a malfunctioning gun... it depends. You've basically answered your own question. Due to those errors, as well as a jammed barrel, manufaturer error or any other possibility, the chamber of the gun, may in fact, "explode". Although, not like in the movies, but it will blow the gun apart, and bad things, such as red-hot metal as well as shrapnel from bullets can fly into your body and face, possibly killing you. |
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Post by zell on Jul 15, 2006 16:14:12 GMT -5
You get shot obviously.
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