Thread:Darkangel12S/@comment-26814398-20151217025214

The flare gun page on trivia says this However, I'm pretty sure this is false and projectiles just have a bigger hitbox than hitscan weapons. It's just not obvious for a lot of weapons because every projectile but the flare explodes on impact. I'm convinced that this is a game mechanic (projectiles having a bigger hitbox), because other games like tf2 have that mechanic too. Huntsman is a really good example.  
 * There is a glitch which allows the projectile to kill enemies if they barely evade the shot, the Flare is hanging up in the air and the player is "hit".