As in, if you shoot someone, will they fly backwards??
2007-01-06 15:57:53 · 14 answers · asked by fall 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
If a person flies back when hit with a shotgun blast, even at muzzle-to-the-chest range, it is the person's reaction, NOT the energy from the shot, that propels them. This has been tested time and time again. If you don't believe me, take a 185 lb. bag of dirt, hang it from a tree branch and shoot it up close and personal with your choice of ammo.
2007-01-07 03:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Gudelos 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, a shotgun blast doesn't have enough force to make a person fly backwards. Even at point blank range it still wouldn't be enough. The Mythbusters tested it, try searching for the episode on the web.
2007-01-06 16:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by frenchman 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that will happen. The slug from a shotgun travels way too fast for it to send a full sized human being flying through the air. Instead, the bullet goes through the body. A person shot by this gun my fall backwards from the pain or surprise from the shot, but certainly not fly through the air. The movies use wires to pull people back quickly to give that impression, but only for entertainment purposes. --Kris B.
2007-01-06 16:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kristofer 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Usually not unless you hit their big cowboy belt buckle or watch it on TV.
Human flesh is soft and in most cases at even point blank range make a big mess.
But I do have a friend who has bag 2 burglars as they were half way in the window.
SHE used a 12 gauge each time and the sheriffs department had pull the bodies out of the window after they were shot.
Note 2 burglars 2 different occasions and I can say she has not been bothered in years with burglars.
2007-01-06 17:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It looks good in the movies, but in real life there's only about 1 1/2 ounces of shot and it's penetrating, so the backward jolt is minimal. The wound channel, though, is horrible and nasty.
2007-01-07 12:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If a shotgun blast had that much force it would have to knock the shooter back as well.
what you see in the movies is just an attempt to make it look cool.
2007-01-06 16:22:21 · answer #6 · answered by shadouse 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about that, but I do know that when a person gets 'shocked'...as in, their heart has stopped beating and a medical professional is attempting to 'shock' their heart back into a rhythm, they do not jump a foot into the air like they show in the movies.
2007-01-06 16:03:20 · answer #7 · answered by Kris 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you put a full pattern on a person from the waist up under 30yds. with a high base 12 ga.#4 or bigger shot, you will knock the average person down . I've moved a few with a bee hive rounds in the service.
bigbair70 (Never let them see you sweat)
2007-01-06 16:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction..
2007-01-06 23:33:56 · answer #9 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At close range,large shot,yes,all the way across the room !!
2007-01-06 16:00:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋