Myths section

[Gunmaster45]

Originally Posted by LoneSniperJim

Well 1 that I often hear about is that you can build a makeshift gun by putting a bullet into a metal tube and whacking it with a hammer

Of course It wouldn't do much as the "barrel" is not rifled and you can not set off a bullet simply by whacking it...

Another 1 from Macgyver is that you can pull out the slug of a bullet with your bare hands....

Well, a wheelie-bag gun works if you drive a punch down the tube and hit the shell lodged in it straight on the primer. But it has no accuraccy since it isn't rifled and slamming at the last moment throws accuraccy further off.

And Mythbusters proved all that Macgyver crap already. He wasted his time pulling six bullets and blowing the lock out. He should have just shot it, since it worked.