2006-11-19 16:44:14 · 7 answers · asked by wesleydoyle2000 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
With in the casing above the trigger is the fireing mechanism, This consists of 2 springs ( 2 double barrel, 1 for singal barrel) and 2 hammers (1 hammer if singal barrel) The hammers are alined with what we call fireing pins which are also alined with the primer of the cartridge once the gun is loaded.
Ounce the trigget is pulled then the spring forces the hammer to hit the fireingpin, which hits the primer sending a chane reaction through the cartridge for the conbustion to take place with the gunpowder, then the casing(wad) which the shot is positioned behing projects the buckshot up the barrels at roughley 450ft per sec . That is just a simple explanation of a tipical double barrel shotgun. How ever some, more common in over&unders work on the theory of inertia, where the recoile from the the first shot activates the mechanism for the second shot, its also the same princable for semioutomatic shotguns.
2006-11-19 20:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by Brad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to common belief a shotgun does not fire; some guy pulling the trigger behind it does. The trigger activates the percussion mechanism that ignites the powder in the cartridge and that propels the projectile out of the barrel.
2006-11-20 14:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by willgvaa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you pull the trigger the firing pin strikes the primer igniting the powder. The powder doesn't explode, it burns, causing pressure to build. The back of the shot wad expands to the diameter of the bore and seals the gas behind it and the pressure pushes the projectile (shot or slug) out of the barrel. That's why longer barrels produce slightly higher velocities. They let more powder burn. If you shoot in a low light condition, you can see the burning gas as it exits the barrel.
2006-11-20 09:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by geobert24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pin strikes the back of the cartridge, causing an explosion enough so that the cartridge pushes the shot out. The shot will spread into a rather predictable pattern, which varies somewhat but stays within concentric circles, with the most density in the middle.
2006-11-20 00:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull the trigger and it releases the firing pin which, in turn, strikes the primer in the shotgun shell. This primer ignites the gunpower in the shell and propells the buckshot or slug down the barrel.
2006-11-20 00:45:28 · answer #5 · answered by mr_tasty_phlegm 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the same way any other gun fires.
2006-11-23 22:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loudly
2006-11-20 00:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋