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They type of action will matter too. Glock, 1911, many others, are short recoil. So when the front is pressed back, the barrel and slide moves back a short distance together, this drops the rear of the barrel, unlocking the "bolt" and the pistol is now out of battery, and will not fire.
On the other hand, a pistol that is blowback, like the Walther PP or even the HK p7 (gas delayed blowback), where the barrel is fixed. Pushing the pistol forward isn't likely to force the slide back, simply because the barrel will take the force and NOT shift back.

So while striker or hammer fired doesn't matter, it's not all semi-autos.

[QUOTE="42!, post: 9325831, member: 19299"] They type of action will matter too. Glock, 1911, many others, are short recoil. So when the front is pressed back, the barrel and slide moves back a short distance together, this drops the rear of the barrel, unlocking the "bolt" and the pistol is now out of battery, and will not fire. On the other hand, a pistol that is blowback, like the Walther PP or even the HK p7 (gas delayed blowback), where the barrel is fixed. Pushing the pistol forward isn't likely to force the slide back, simply because the barrel will take the force and NOT shift back. So while striker or hammer fired doesn't matter, it's not all semi-autos. [/QUOTE]

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