diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
index 44cdade59f9..f11e9695e8b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 		return TRUE
 	if(istype(mover, /obj/item/projectile))
 		var/obj/item/projectile/P = mover
-		if(P.can_hit_target(src, P.permutated, src == P.original, TRUE))
-			P.Bump(src)
-		return TRUE
+		return !P.can_hit_target(src, P.permutated, src == P.original, TRUE)
 	if(mover.throwing)
 		return (!density || !(mobility_flags & MOBILITY_STAND))
 	if(buckled == mover)
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/misc/beam_rifle.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/misc/beam_rifle.dm
index 53cce271d01..81e1b7ffd2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/misc/beam_rifle.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/misc/beam_rifle.dm
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/projectile/beam/beam_rifle/hitscan/aiming_beam/prehit(atom/target)
 	qdel(src)
-	return BULLET_ACT_HIT
+	return FALSE
 
 /obj/item/projectile/beam/beam_rifle/hitscan/aiming_beam/on_hit()
 	qdel(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index 0ba147f687b..962320fa2bd 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -230,13 +230,6 @@
 			if(hitscan)
 				store_hitscan_collision(pcache)
 			return TRUE
-	if(firer && !ignore_source_check)
-		var/mob/checking = firer
-		if((A == firer) || (((A in firer.buckled_mobs) || (istype(checking) && (A == checking.buckled))) && (A != original)) || (A == firer.loc && ismecha(A))) //cannot shoot yourself or your mech
-			trajectory_ignore_forcemove = TRUE
-			forceMove(T)
-			trajectory_ignore_forcemove = FALSE
-			return FALSE
 
 	var/distance = get_dist(T, starting) // Get the distance between the turf shot from and the mob we hit and use that for the calculations.
 	def_zone = ran_zone(def_zone, max(100-(7*distance), 5)) //Lower accurancy/longer range tradeoff. 7 is a balanced number to use.
@@ -529,6 +522,10 @@
 /obj/item/projectile/proc/can_hit_target(atom/target, list/passthrough, direct_target = FALSE, ignore_loc = FALSE)
 	if(QDELETED(target))
 		return FALSE
+	if(!ignore_source_check && firer)
+		var/mob/M = firer
+		if((target == firer) || ((target == firer.loc) && ismecha(firer.loc)) || (target in firer.buckled_mobs) || (istype(M) && (M.buckled == target)))
+			return FALSE
 	if(!ignore_loc && (loc != target.loc))
 		return FALSE
 	if(target in passthrough)