Re: More gun questions Re: gun terminology

James A. Donald wrote:

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Stephen Horgan

If a weapon designed for air and earth normal pressure and temperature is used outside of those environmental ranges then there may be dangers.


There is no danger in using a gun in vacuum, nor in air that is considerably thicker than normal, though of course, you lose range in proportion to how thick the air is.



Have you fired a gun in vacuum?  Do you know anybody who has?

A lot of close tolerance metals stick together in vacuum. Hence the possibility you might get the gun acting differently from the design. Nobody was suggesting a greater propensity toward shock wave issues.

Although, firing from the hip as your space suited soldier EVA's toward the enemy might carry panalties in the third law arena...

Bill
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