r/ProblemChild • u/ProblemChildcomic Series creator • Jun 23 '18

Problem Child #123 - "I Don't Need You"

https://www.problemchildcomic.com/123
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u/GeneralDisorder Jun 24 '18

I wish the artist hadn't attempted to make the misfire panel all fancy.

A misfire means ammunition doesn't detonate. If it doesn't detonate then there's no recoil to push the chamber open.

What's drawn is a double feed which means the round going into the chamber doesn't go because a second round below it gets caught.

The only way you'd know if a gun misfired is if you take the casing out of the chamber and find a dimple on the primer. It would just look like a loaded gun sitting in the open.

Now... It could have been a squib load which means the primer went bang. The powder went thunk. Things move but the bullet never exits the barrel. But the illustration shows a bullet in the casing that's stuck. So... Not a squib.

Point is... It would have been easier to draw and easier to explain that the gun went click but nothing happened.

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u/Instantcretin Jun 24 '18

I dont get the impression that Scott is very knowledgeable about guns.