1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
Ahhh! You just don't wanna accept what your eyes are tellin' ya.
First, there was no way that 10 grains and a cotton plug could possibly move the slide...but it did. You still don't believe that the bullet is the major player in the delay...but it is. I got faith in ya, though. the light will come on if ya think about it long enough.
Okay. It was an Arisaka. Been a while since I read it. The point was that the rifle didn't move. No recoil. The effect of bullet delay was taken to a level that completely blocked all barrel movement rearward...and if the barrel can't move rearward...the gun can't kick.
On the other hand...if he'd blocked the bullet by a method that was divorced from the gun, it would have recoiled...because the force would have pushed the rifle backward and the barrel would have been pulled off the bullet. At least, for a short distance. It's also likely that the barrel would have been ringed or bulged behind the bullet...but that's a matter of conjecture. I ain't gonna run the test to find out.
First, there was no way that 10 grains and a cotton plug could possibly move the slide...but it did. You still don't believe that the bullet is the major player in the delay...but it is. I got faith in ya, though. the light will come on if ya think about it long enough.
Okay. It was an Arisaka. Been a while since I read it. The point was that the rifle didn't move. No recoil. The effect of bullet delay was taken to a level that completely blocked all barrel movement rearward...and if the barrel can't move rearward...the gun can't kick.
On the other hand...if he'd blocked the bullet by a method that was divorced from the gun, it would have recoiled...because the force would have pushed the rifle backward and the barrel would have been pulled off the bullet. At least, for a short distance. It's also likely that the barrel would have been ringed or bulged behind the bullet...but that's a matter of conjecture. I ain't gonna run the test to find out.