critter
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Several discussions have appeared here and elsewhere on guns going very suddenly and unexpectedly full auto with various degrees of surprise and, sometimes, harm. Some have been Mackarov's, 1911's, SKS's and others. One of the common explanations has been that a firing pin stuck in the forward positiion for some reason.
If that is the case, it would seem to me that in many if not most cases, the firearm would jam. As the incoming round is fed up from a loaded magazine, it has to (sooner or later) slide up the boltface till in line with the bore. Why does it not hang up on the protruding firing pin as it does so? To get behind the extractor hook, it must be quite snug to the bolt face and it would appear that there would not be room to over-ride a protruding firing pin.
I know that this DOES happen with a small German .25 auto that I have of WWII vintage. It jams EVERY time and will not feed due to the firing pin sticking through the bolt face.
Explanations? Thanks.
If that is the case, it would seem to me that in many if not most cases, the firearm would jam. As the incoming round is fed up from a loaded magazine, it has to (sooner or later) slide up the boltface till in line with the bore. Why does it not hang up on the protruding firing pin as it does so? To get behind the extractor hook, it must be quite snug to the bolt face and it would appear that there would not be room to over-ride a protruding firing pin.
I know that this DOES happen with a small German .25 auto that I have of WWII vintage. It jams EVERY time and will not feed due to the firing pin sticking through the bolt face.
Explanations? Thanks.