CrankyBeach
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Greetings, folks. I'm a writer and I know very little about firearms of any kind, so be kind, please.
I'm trying to work out a scene where the bad guy threatens the good guy with an antique blunderbuss, and I need to know what is and is not plausible.
For instance... if the bad guy is basically waving the weapon around, gesturing with it for example, is there any possibility that the ammunition load could just fall out of the barrel? Especially if he was not particularly well-versed in how to properly load the thing?
And if the ammo does fall out, is the weapon now essentially harmless? Short of clonking somebody over the head with it?
Another thought. Can I assume that a firearm without a firing pin will not fire? Does a blunderbuss have a firing pin? If so, how visible might it be, i.e. the bad guy is waving the thing around and the good guy notices that it doesn't have a firing pin and thus it won't be able to be fired?
Lastly... if this is the wrong forum for a question like this, please let me know, and direct me to the proper place. Thanks!
I'm trying to work out a scene where the bad guy threatens the good guy with an antique blunderbuss, and I need to know what is and is not plausible.
For instance... if the bad guy is basically waving the weapon around, gesturing with it for example, is there any possibility that the ammunition load could just fall out of the barrel? Especially if he was not particularly well-versed in how to properly load the thing?
And if the ammo does fall out, is the weapon now essentially harmless? Short of clonking somebody over the head with it?
Another thought. Can I assume that a firearm without a firing pin will not fire? Does a blunderbuss have a firing pin? If so, how visible might it be, i.e. the bad guy is waving the thing around and the good guy notices that it doesn't have a firing pin and thus it won't be able to be fired?
Lastly... if this is the wrong forum for a question like this, please let me know, and direct me to the proper place. Thanks!