silikondial.blogg.se - Gun jam with blast

You didn't ask this, but also note that setting off rounds in a revolver cylinder has different results than in the magazine of a semiauto.

I wouldn't want to have this happen with a gun I was holding or had in my pocket or waistband, but if it had to happen, I would much prefer this happened with a 9mm than with a. The more powder is present, the more pop there will be when it goes off. Would different calibers behave differently?Ībsolutely, but probably not enough to matter. Without a barrel to contain them, most cartridges (even rifle and shotgun cartridges) won't blast through plywood, let alone a metal gun frame. The video is a great watch, but the first few minutes will show you all you need to answer this question. Here's a video from the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) on the subject of "what happens when ammunition burns". Magazines and gun frames are generally fairly robust, and without a barrel to contain and focus the energy the cartridge won't do a lot. Would such a bullet penetrate the magazine and pistol grip, and shoot out into the world? Could it ricochet and injure or kill someone nearby? However, they can "cook off" in sufficient heat, so if the "spark" is a localized heating, and you can localize it either inside the cartridge or in the primer, then yes, it will absolutely go off. Cartridges are surprisingly robust and well-sealed, so an arbitrary spark nearby will almost certainly not ignite it. Probably yes, though it depends on where the spark is located and how hot it is. Let me go through your individual questions. On the whole your idea seems perfectly sound. I assume the power of the cartridge depends on the type, so please let me know if different types of guns would behave differently (say, a.

Would a bullet that shot out in such a way still have enough kinetic energy to ricochet off the floor and then injure or kill someone nearby?.

Would such a bullet penetrate the magazine and pistol grip, and shoot out into the world?.

Can a spark (as opposed to a regular strike by the firing pin) ignite a cartridge's powder, causing it to fire?.

Because the bullet has nowhere to go, it doesn't shoot out of the pistol ( avoiding a potentially lethal ricochet) but does jam the whole contraption and make a scary noise. She believes that if she can create a spark inside the first cartridge in each magazine, the cartridge would fire. The pyrokinetic's ability is pretty minor ( limited to creating small sparks). They have handguns, but they are currently holstered and do not have rounds in their chambers ( these nameless thugs are all about firearms safety).

A pacifist pyrokinetic in my story is accosted by several armed men.