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Apple Watch and Firing a weapon?
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I'm from the UK so have not been shooting but last week I was manually reacting tack rivets on an aircraft, I imagine much more stressful to the watch than recoil from a gun and it's been fine.
There should be a G rating in the specs. What the actual shock on your wrist is while firing would have a lot of variables (weapon, round, grip, etc.) but I imagine you could get a feel for the range from numerous sites (Google/Bing time).
My guess would be that the most susceptible part, the Taptic engine, would be able to handle it. Anything short of firing the weapon with the Apple Watch in physical contact with it should be fine.
Also, off the top of my head, I would think most any mechanical watch would have a lower shock rating than the Apple Watch.
Great question! My wife and I are both shooters and engineers, so I'm off to so some research myself.
My guess would be that the most susceptible part, the Taptic engine, would be able to handle it. Anything short of firing the weapon with the Apple Watch in physical contact with it should be fine.
Also, off the top of my head, I would think most any mechanical watch would have a lower shock rating than the Apple Watch.
Great question! My wife and I are both shooters and engineers, so I'm off to so some research myself.
I've fired about 200 rounds of .45 ACP out of a 1911 & 50 rounds of .38 special form a snub nose revolver at the range while wearing my Apple Watch Sport & no ill effects from the recoil.
I can't find any published shock rating from Apple, but a drop onto concrete is in the thousands of Gs. I wouldn't think there'd be much left of your wrist bones if it had to take that kind of shock. 
For myself, I'd probably take it off at the range. One less thing to worry about keeping clean (best to leave lead particulates there). I haven't been shooting in a long time, but I'm sure I did quite a bit of it back when I did wear a watch regularly (it probably would have been my Seiko Flightmaster chrono). But, TBO, I can't remember if I wore it shooting or not. I'm talking about maybe 15 years ago. #
In any event, it's not the same situation as wearing the watch and needing to draw (or worse fire) a weapon in an emergency. Keeping any watch safe kinda goes way down the priority list at that point.
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Last auto I fired was an Uzi (Nevada, in case anyone wonders), which has noticeably less recoil as a 9mm semi-auto pistol.
Im sure we're going to see lists of all kinds of data sources collected by the Health app as time goes by... #
For myself, I'd probably take it off at the range. One less thing to worry about keeping clean (best to leave lead particulates there). I haven't been shooting in a long time, but I'm sure I did quite a bit of it back when I did wear a watch regularly (it probably would have been my Seiko Flightmaster chrono). But, TBO, I can't remember if I wore it shooting or not. I'm talking about maybe 15 years ago. #
In any event, it's not the same situation as wearing the watch and needing to draw (or worse fire) a weapon in an emergency. Keeping any watch safe kinda goes way down the priority list at that point.
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Last auto I fired was an Uzi (Nevada, in case anyone wonders), which has noticeably less recoil as a 9mm semi-auto pistol.
Im sure we're going to see lists of all kinds of data sources collected by the Health app as time goes by... #
I personally don't know of anyone who takes off their watch when they shoot. I know when my watch finally arrives that I'll wear it when going to the range.
Sorry, not yet. I will soon. Looks like no one else is having an issue but you bring up a point I never considered.
That's okay, I'm picking up the slack of the others.
Same here, no issues. About 500 rounds of .45 since I got it. I do seem to get a little more calorie bump during shooting though!!
Less as in 31 per 1 citizen?
Would be interesting to see an official G rating but I bet the watch can survive a higher force than the human body. Should be no worries.
I am going to the range today and plan on taking it off. Only because after an all day of shooting you get that thin coating of lead on your hands. I really don't want to get that on my watch.
I want to thoroughly wash my hands even before I touch my cell phone.
I want to thoroughly wash my hands even before I touch my cell phone.
Why would you worry? It's not a automatic. No moving parts minus the taptic engine, which is meant to move.
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lol, This is what I get for not reading everything before I post. Pretty much had the same to say as you, lol.
Why would you worry? It's not a automatic. No moving parts minus the taptic engine, which is meant to move.
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lol, This is what I get for not reading everything before I post. Pretty much had the same to say as you, lol.
HAHA, its ok.
One other poster stated that his SS with Milanese Band came off after hitting a heavy bag.
