Perhaps not specifically confirmed, but it has beem confirmed that the officer did get his orbital bone broken, and witnesses have indicated that Brown did punch Wilson in the face in the scuffle.
Much, much more likely, IMHO, that the punching from a 290 lb ham fisted thug didit o th officer than recoil from his own weapon, which he trained on.
As a six year veteran, he would have shot those weapons many hundreds of times.
I shoot fairly often, both long guns and hand guns, I saw a friend “scoped” once years ago, but knew enough not to have it happen from my own Father’s instruction when young. Shooting a .44 magnum, I have never had it kivck back and hi me.
It could...but if you hold them orperly and train...it is not likely.
No...perhaps it has not been “confirmed” but based on what we do know, I lay Ollie’s to doughnuts that’s how it appended.
A scenario is that having just robbed a store Brown panicked, Brown shoved the car door knocking Wilson back into the car, then through the window Brown punched Wilson & then fled. A casing was recovered from the car, so more than this probably happened. This is purely speculation.