Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20190627122349/@comment-25396609-20190818033847

Not just bent, bendable.

Which is so, so, SO much worse.

See, a bent barrel is still rigid, it has some strength to it. A bendable barrel is a different story; bullets firing generate a LOT of force and stress on the barrel. If it has any give to it at all you risk having it explode, or otherwise be irreperably damaged; thus requiring a full replacement and leaving you without your primary weapon.