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Handy · January 11, 2005, 12:11 AM

Actually, only muzzle first can set them off, if from high enough.

The hammer can't drive the firing pin from a rest, so no amount of impact will cause them to fire from a hammer down strike.

January 11, 2005, 12:11 AM	#16
Handy Junior member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Posts: 8,785	Actually, only muzzle first can set them off, if from high enough. The hammer can't drive the firing pin from a rest, so no amount of impact will cause them to fire from a hammer down strike.