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Alceister from Canada Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
#1: Mar 22nd 2016 at 10:16:36 PM

Just wondering, do we have a trope where a gun is plugged by an object, which results in a spectacular failure?

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#2: Mar 22nd 2016 at 10:39:22 PM

You want the Trope Finder for this sort of question.

Perusing Guns and Gunplay Tropes yields Finger in a Barrel.

Alceister from Canada Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
#3: Mar 22nd 2016 at 11:09:44 PM

Ah yes, I remember that one.

However, that doesn't seem to cover all possibilities, namely with other objects blocking the barrel.

For example, there are instances where a barrel is split by another bullet, or another object is crammed into the barrel, causing the firearm to malfunction catastrophically.

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#4: Mar 22nd 2016 at 11:21:06 PM

The description does say it covers objects besides fingers, as do the examples. Tropes Are Flexible and the description is more important than the name, but this particular name does seem limiting.

Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
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#5: Mar 22nd 2016 at 11:24:29 PM

Corking The Gun Barrel or Clogging The Gun do sound like better names than Finger in a Barrel.

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Alceister from Canada Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
#6: Mar 23rd 2016 at 12:20:49 AM

So, this brings me around to the point that I am getting to:

Should we rename the trope to something like "Corked Barrel" or "Corked Gun", which encompasses far more objects than appendages, in both the name and trope description?

Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
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#7: Mar 23rd 2016 at 12:25:11 AM

You'd need to go to the Trope Repair Shop. That's where most name changes take place.

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