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Russia’s TP-82 Space Gun
The three-barreled Toz TP-82 was carried into space by Soviet and Russian cosmonauts until 2006 when the ammunition expired and it was replaced with a regular semi-automatic pistol. The top two barrels chambered 12.5x70mm (about 40 gauge) shotshells and the lower barrel chambered 5.45x39mm. A canvas covered machete was designed to be used as the stock.
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Gotta beware them illegal aliens.
I want one of those. Surplus 5.45x39 is super cheap[Beer]
That's pretty f'n sweet.. The Russians just got way cooler than our astronauts.
Would my CCW be accepted on the space station or do I need an out of Earth permit[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1]. Cool Gun
What were they worried about, Somaly Pirates?
Have our Astronauts taken firearms into space?
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Originally Posted by DD977GM2
SShh TOP SECRET.
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Lol. I remember reading about it sometime ago. The 2 barrel were to be used as a bear gun in case of surprise landing somewhere in the tundra and the smaller caliber for "pain relief" in case they wouldn't make it home...Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldrwl
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Originally Posted by DD977GM2
um duh! where have you been since forever ago! This is my actual job.
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Ok... I know that a .410 shotgun is actually about 67 gauge, so I'm guessing that 40 gauge ends up being about .50 caliber. Knowing the Russians never did anything half way, I gotta think the recoil on that, combined with using a machete blade as a shoulder stock, leads to a rapid, unintended amputation at the shoulder (or cosmonauts were WAY tougher than we suspected).
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Originally Posted by TFOGGER
Umm, you did see the shoulder plate, right?
Yeah, but I still ain't pulling the trigger.... I'm a big wuss [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Byte Stryke
So... who tested this thing?
They knew about the Iranian UFO crap long before anyone else did apparently. [ROFL1]
Duh..they probably sold the tech to the Iranians!Quote:
Originally Posted by spyder
*assumes Steve Buscemi voice*
What happens when you shoot a gun in space?
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Originally Posted by Guylee
I was wondering that. I guess bullet goes one way, Yuri goes the other way.
Mythbusters is trying to figure out how to test shooting a bullet in space. No word on if they'll be able to do it yet. I'd like to see tests about shooting a rifle on the moon. The idea being that the round can be shot fast enough to over come the gravity of the moon and create its own orbit.
What about the 4th rule of gun safety . . . "Know your target and what's beyond it." ? If the Russians would have fired that in space, that bullet might still be traveling today!
Sort of. How many grains do you weigh? You'll have the fraction of the bullet's velocity as the bullet has of your mass but in the opposite direction. So if you fire a 200 grain bullet at 1080 ft per second and weigh 200 pounds (with all equipment on you), you will travel backward at 0.000238 inches per second or 0.8569 inches per hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2008f450
Wonder if you can dodge a head shot in space?
Dude, neck muscles are twitch muscles. Everyone has the ability to dodge head shots. Especially in space! Where is Jer to back me up on this?