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Old April 19, 2014, 10:13 PM   #3
iraiam
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Many shotguns are not "drop safe", as they have no internal device to prevent the firing pin from touching the primer.

This means that if sufficient force is applied from a butt strike or dropping it, inertia can cause the firing pin to strike the primer with enough force to set it off.

This is also the case with many "military style" rifles that have a free floating firing pin, even though the safety is on, the firing pin is free to move forward and touch the primer.
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