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There is no discharge of a round with a misfire, at least US terminology, misfiring is synonymous with failure to fire, it happens when the hammer / firing pin
by AnonMessiah 3y ago
There is no discharge of a round with a misfire, at least US terminology, misfiring is synonymous with failure to fire, it happens when the hammer / firing pin is released but the primer is not ignited. There is a stigma around unintentional discharges for a good reason, because it is almost always a _negligent_ discharge and not an _accidental_ discharge, if someone NDs I do not want them around me and a firearm.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoThis is minute gun nerd semantics people outside that world don't recognize or care about this difference.
- AnonMessiah 3y agoand?
- slowhand09 3y agoNah. There are lots of knowledgeable and precise people who speak of things with the amount of specificity required to communicate the important details.
- omniglottal 3y agoAccurate word use is correct. Inaccurate word use is false. People care about true and false statements. Please only refer to your own beliefs, as your statment is patently false.
- more_corn 3y agoSometimes the specific technical terms for things is important. Especially in the case of a safety hazard.
- jacobgorm 3y agoYou're right I meant accidental discharges. Not a native English speaker, nor a gun nerd.
- AnonMessiah 3y agoNo worries, I'm both, please don't hold it against me.