DIYbanter - View Single Post - Yet more nailgun follies, or, why not to tape down the trigger...

(Glenna Rose) wrote:

The way it was shown on the cast I saw sounded logical
with the nailgun backfiring. As I recall, they said it hit his jaw
which is why he didn't realize there was a nail but thought the pain
was because of being hit with the nailgun;

This is the second or third time I've seen 'backfiring' mentioned. Does
this mean the nail fired out of other than the head of the nailgun, or
what?

I know there are ways to put a nail in yourself but if the nailgun can just
slip one by you, well .... ?