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Russian Furry · November 14, 2001, 11:10 PM

Akarov has a hammer block, so unless trigger is pulled, the hammer can not contact the firing pin.
The mass of firing pin is small, so for enertia alone to fire the primer the gun bould have to lend muzle down from 500 ft or so.

November 14, 2001, 11:10 PM	#17
Russian Furry Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2001 Posts: 174	Akarov has a hammer block, so unless trigger is pulled, the hammer can not contact the firing pin. The mass of firing pin is small, so for enertia alone to fire the primer the gun bould have to lend muzle down from 500 ft or so.