To: Spktyr
"The uncocked hammer is in contact with the back of the firing pin. The energy of the hammer’s collision with the ground is transmitted to the firing pin, which flies forward. That hits the primer and sometimes it’s enough to set the cartridge off."
Something like Newton's Cradle:
49 posted on
02/24/2023 12:36:19 AM PST by
Wayne07
To: Wayne07
Yup. It could be said that poor OP got shot by Sir Isaac Newton, the deadliest SOB in space. :P
50 posted on
02/24/2023 12:41:23 AM PST by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Wayne07
LOL, that makes me think of this:
144 posted on
02/24/2023 8:07:45 AM PST by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: Wayne07
Sorry-the graphic didn't post, but this was what it made me think of!
153 posted on
02/24/2023 9:07:38 AM PST by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: Wayne07
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will
But what a thrill
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
195 posted on
02/24/2023 6:13:45 PM PST by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Wayne07
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will
But what a thrill
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
196 posted on
02/24/2023 6:14:12 PM PST by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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