diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
index a8e85840c19..52b66ab4444 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
@@ -104,12 +104,17 @@
 	var/alternative_fire_sound
 	///If only our alternative ammuntion misfires and not our main ammunition, we set this to TRUE
 	var/alternative_ammo_misfires = FALSE
+
+	/// Misfire Variables ///
+
 	/// Whether our ammo misfires now or when it's set by the wrench_act. TRUE means it misfires.
 	var/can_misfire = FALSE
 	///How likely is our gun to misfire?
 	var/misfire_probability = 0
 	///How much does shooting the gun increment the misfire probability?
 	var/misfire_percentage_increment = 0
+	///What is the cap on our misfire probability? Do not set this to 100.
+	var/misfire_probability_cap = 25
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/shoot_live_shot(mob/living/user, pointblank = 0, atom/pbtarget = null, message = 1)
 	if(can_misfire)
 		misfire_probability += misfire_percentage_increment
+		misfire_probability = clamp(misfire_probability, 0, misfire_probability_cap)
 
 	. = ..()