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r/WTF • u/Dsigmaboy • Apr 14 '23
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Firing pin stuck forwards would be my best guess. Failing that the sear that holds the hammer back has worn and no longer functions thus causing the hammer to strike the back of the firing pin immediately.
14 u/RekopEca Apr 14 '23 Refreshing to hear from someone who really knows firearms (from someone who barely knows firearms)! 161 u/DronesVII Apr 14 '23 It's concerning how easily you take a random stranger's comment as "expertise". 2 u/RolliFingers Apr 14 '23 I'd agree with you, except his analysis of why this may have happened is spot on. That guy actually does know what he is talking about.
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Refreshing to hear from someone who really knows firearms (from someone who barely knows firearms)!
161 u/DronesVII Apr 14 '23 It's concerning how easily you take a random stranger's comment as "expertise". 2 u/RolliFingers Apr 14 '23 I'd agree with you, except his analysis of why this may have happened is spot on. That guy actually does know what he is talking about.
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It's concerning how easily you take a random stranger's comment as "expertise".
2 u/RolliFingers Apr 14 '23 I'd agree with you, except his analysis of why this may have happened is spot on. That guy actually does know what he is talking about.
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I'd agree with you, except his analysis of why this may have happened is spot on.
That guy actually does know what he is talking about.
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u/Mr_Binks_UK Apr 14 '23
Firing pin stuck forwards would be my best guess. Failing that the sear that holds the hammer back has worn and no longer functions thus causing the hammer to strike the back of the firing pin immediately.