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Re:How a Handgun Works: 1911 .45 by sandworm on Sunday February 22, 2015 @01:12AM (#9088464)
There are some slight errors in the animation. Details, but those are important when talking about classics.

Better animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6SmlOEzNBs

Watch the barrel. In the OP the entire barrel floats up and down slightly. That's incorrect. The breech end of the barrel moves up and down, the other end not so much. This is important because the angle between the barrel and the next round doesn't change in the former. Check the vid at about 3:24, after the assembly, to see what I'm talking about.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRMcTlbWTs

And the recoil animation is wrong. The gun in the OP is recoiling while the bullet is still in the barrel. That's logical, but in reality recoil only gets going after the bullet is away. Once it's out of the way the remaining propellants really accelerate, causing the bulk of the recoil. That's why recoil doesn't impact accuracy. Flinching in anticipation of recoil is another matter.

Watch this gun at 00:10 and note it doesn't move until the bullet is long gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um9Eos9bJDk

Proper 1911 recoil animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3IFJXxyEs&list=PL1469B47BB...

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