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gorcorps said:
Lots of pistols these days have a firing pin block that requires actual force on the trigger itself to allow the gun to fire. So it'd have to be a gun that doesn't have this, and it'd have to be one hell of a kick.

But given that this entire situation would only happen in the movies, I'll say it'll go off... and hit a nearby vehicle causing an explosion which sends you both flying away (not burned, just flying). Then when you both regain your composure you'll realize the gun is sitting in between you two and you'll both lunge for it at the same time. The assailant will barely wrestle it away from you and point it right at your face. He'll get a big grin on his face and maybe even start laughing as he begins to pull the trigger... but right before he does he gets a foot to the face knocking him out cold. Wondering where the hell that kick came from, you look up to see none other than Danny fucking Glover... who says "I'm too old for this shit"
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This. 🙂
 
highland145 said:
I've got a book to read but haven't felt like starting it. How slack is that?
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lol. yeah i do that. I have a fucking stack from whenever people post the "what to read" threads.

though i am finally working my way through them. i just gotta stay out of those threads. though amazon loves it..
 
For shame, ATOT is supposed to be a bastion of run-a-muck empiricists yet not one poster has posted results of their experiments. I am disappoint.
 
Depends on the gun. Most popular modern guns (Glocks, M&Ps, anything black and made with plastic) have firing pin blocks that stay in place until the trigger is pulled, and would prevent such a discharge. It might happen with a 1911, but it would have to be an extremely strong kick at precisely the right angle.

The mechanics behind guns going off due to be dropped/kicked can be seen in this animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsCIbvQ8oVI

The hammer strikes the firing pin, the firing pin strikes the primer in the bullet case, which sets off the round and fires the gun. That pin is held off the primer by a spring. If dropped or kicked with enough force to overcome that retention spring, the firing pin can strike the primer without the hammer. However, it would still take about 20 lbs of force to break the primer and fire a round.

So even in designs vulnerable to such discharges, it's highly, highly unlikely.
 
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