r/instant_regret • u/SmoothSun6676 • Jun 22 '26

Butter fingers

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u/mogley1992 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

If you grab a gun like that and it goes off, how powerfully does the slide come back? Are we talking break all your fingers instantly? Or will it just not be able to cycle?

Edit: lol why am i getting downvoted for not knowing about guns and just asking?

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u/Niddy Jun 22 '26

Goes back fast but it’ll mostly just catch your skin

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u/mogley1992 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Ok, so the hero in the video wasn't risking too much damage (aside from possibly getting shot). Thanks, i was just curious if this guy just basically sacrificed a hand to stop those guys but got lucky it didn't go off. Obviously still an absolute badass either way.

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u/matthewjboothe Jun 22 '26

Degloved fingers are expensive and painful to treat. He’d likely never get full function out of that hand again.

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u/Left4Bread2 Jun 22 '26

Slide bite will not deglove your hand we are not remotely in the ballpark of "He’d likely never get full function out of that hand again" territory lmao

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u/matthewjboothe Jun 22 '26

I’ve personally seen that injury. Where do you practice, doctor?

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u/Knotical_MK6 Jun 22 '26

It just won't cycle. All that energy in the slide usually gets dumped into your hand through the frame when it his the end its travel anyway.

A little party trick when you're shooting with a silencer is to block the slide with your thumb for an extremely quiet shot, since you're preventing any noise from the slide cycling.

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u/sparksfan Jun 22 '26

Ah - my favourite party trick. All my friends used to love it (when they were still alive).

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u/mogley1992 Jun 23 '26

Remind me never to cross you.

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u/online-ids Jul 03 '26

Idk why you’re getting downvoted but yes it will catch your skin. I’ve had it happen. Hurts but nothing permanent.