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The hammer caused a firing pin to strike the base of a cartridge, igniting the primer and firing the bullet.
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The upper receiver includes such parts as the bolt group and the firing pin.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 July 2025
The grenade failed to detonate, as a red handkerchief wrapped around it stopped the firing pin from deploying quickly enough.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Its release caused a sensation: The gun was pictured on the front page of the New York Post, with fears it could be smuggled past metal detectors onto planes (in fact, a metal detector would spot the gun’s metal firing pin and any ammunition).
—Rajan Basra, WIRED, 5 July 2024
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The upper receiver includes such parts as the bolt group and the firing pin.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 July 2025
The grenade failed to detonate, as a red handkerchief wrapped around it stopped the firing pin from deploying quickly enough.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Its release caused a sensation: The gun was pictured on the front page of the New York Post, with fears it could be smuggled past metal detectors onto planes (in fact, a metal detector would spot the gun’s metal firing pin and any ammunition).
—Rajan Basra, WIRED, 5 July 2024
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“Firing pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing%20pin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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