diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/fragmentation.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/fragmentation.dm
index 22dbe53e81..7ed4080085 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/fragmentation.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/fragmentation.dm
@@ -6,25 +6,9 @@
 	base_spread = 0 //hit any target zone randomly
 	spread_step = 0
 	
-	//step_delay = 10
 	silenced = 1
-	//hitscan = 1
 	muzzle_type = null
 
-/obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/fragment/Move()
-	. = ..()
-	
-	//Allow mobs that are prone close to the starting turf a chance to get hit, too
-	
-	if(. && isturf(loc))
-		var/distance = get_dist(loc, starting)
-		var/chance = max(100 - (distance - 1)*20, 0)
-		if(prob(chance))
-			for(var/mob/living/M in loc)
-				if(Bump(M)) //Bump will make sure we don't hit a mob multiple times
-					return
-
-
 /obj/item/weapon/grenade/frag
 	name = "fragmentation grenade"
 	desc = "A military fragmentation grenade, designed to explode in a deadly shower of fragments."
@@ -76,10 +60,12 @@
 	var/location = loc //store our current loc since qdel will move the grenade to nullspace
 	spawn(0)
 		P.launch(target)
+		/*
 		if(!isturf(location))
 			P.Bump(location)
 		for(var/atom/movable/AM in source)
 			P.Bump(AM)
+		*/
 
 	/*
 	//the vector system doesn't play well with very large angle offsets, so generate projectiles along each of the 8 directions
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
index de40396544..76a84b19e9 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
@@ -70,21 +70,32 @@
 	//icon_state = "bullet" //TODO: would be nice to have it's own icon state
 	var/pellets = 4			//number of pellets
 	var/range_step = 2		//projectile will lose a fragment each time it travels this distance. Can be a non-integer.
-	var/base_spread = 90	//lower means the pellets spread more across body parts
+	var/base_spread = 90	//lower means the pellets spread more across body parts. If zero then this is considered a shrapnel explosion instead of a shrapnel cone
 	var/spread_step = 10	//higher means the pellets spread more across body parts with distance
 
 /obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/Bumped()
 	. = ..()
 	bumped = 0 //can hit all mobs in a tile. pellets is decremented inside attack_mob so this should be fine.
 
-/obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/attack_mob(var/mob/living/target_mob, var/distance)
+/obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/attack_mob(var/mob/living/target_mob, var/distance, var/prone = 0)
 	if (pellets < 0) return 1
 
 	var/pellet_loss = round((distance - 1)/range_step) //pellets lost due to distance
 	var/total_pellets = max(pellets - pellet_loss, 1)
 	var/spread = max(base_spread - (spread_step*distance), 0)
+	
+	//shrapnel explosions miss prone mobs with a chance that increases with distance
+	var/prone_chance = 0
+	if(!base_spread)
+		prone_chance = max(spread_step*(distance - 2), 0)
+	
+	world << "[src]: attacking [target_mob] > target_mob.lying = [target_mob.lying], original = [original], prone_chance = [prone_chance]"
+	
 	var/hits = 0
 	for (var/i in 1 to total_pellets)
+		if(target_mob.lying && target_mob != original && prob(prone_chance))
+			continue
+		
 		//pellet hits spread out across different zones, but 'aim at' the targeted zone with higher probability
 		//whether the pellet actually hits the def_zone or a different zone should still be determined by the parent using get_zone_with_miss_chance().
 		var/old_zone = def_zone
@@ -92,12 +103,20 @@
 		if (..()) hits++
 		def_zone = old_zone //restore the original zone the projectile was aimed at
 
-	//world << "[src]: hitting [target_mob], [hits] of [pellets] hits."
 	pellets -= hits //each hit reduces the number of pellets left
 	if (hits >= total_pellets || pellets <= 0)
 		return 1
 	return 0
 
+/obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/Move()
+	. = ..()
+	
+	//If this is a shrapnel explosion, allow mobs that are prone to get hit, too
+	if(. && !base_spread && isturf(loc))
+		for(var/mob/living/M in loc)
+			if(M.lying && Bump(M)) //Bump will make sure we don't hit a mob multiple times
+				return
+
 /* short-casing projectiles, like the kind used in pistols or SMGs */
 
 /obj/item/projectile/bullet/pistol