prefire check

code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm

@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 	var/recoil_backtime_multiplier = 2
 	///this is how much deviation the gun recoil can have, recoil pushes the screen towards the reverse angle you shot + some deviation which this is the max.
 	var/recoil_deviation = 22.5
+	///Used if the guns recoil is lower then the min, it clamps the highest recoil
 	var/min_recoil = 0
 	var/gunslinger_recoil_bonus = 0
 
@@ -552,6 +553,8 @@
 	return
 
 /obj/item/gun/proc/pre_fire(atom/target, mob/living/user,  message = TRUE, flag, params = null, zone_override = "", bonus_spread = 0, dual_wielded_gun = FALSE)
+	prefire_empty_checks()
+
 	add_fingerprint(user)
 
 	// If we have a cooldown, don't do anything, obviously

code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm

@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@
 		if (last_shot_succeeded && bolt_type == BOLT_TYPE_CLIP)
 			update_appearance()
 
-/obj/item/gun/ballistic/pre_fire(atom/target, mob/living/user,  message = TRUE, flag, params = null, zone_override = "", bonus_spread = 0, dual_wielded_gun = FALSE)
-	prefire_empty_checks()
-	return ..()
-
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/process_fire(atom/target, mob/living/user, message = TRUE, params = null, zone_override = "", bonus_spread = 0, burst_firing = FALSE, spread_override = 0, iteration = 0)
 	. = ..() //The gun actually firing
 	postfire_empty_checks(.)