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    Probably a 22 High Standard
     

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    The firearm was a Russian TP-82. Bet you don't know about the Russian Space Station Canon and that it was actually fired!

    How about upgrading old tech for Space? Recoilless Rifles (rifled), Recoilless Guns (smooth bore) and Recoilless Launchers have been around for decades. Surely the concept in Space woud mitigate the majority of recoil but would needs a clear back blast area. We have bolt buffers and recoiling barrel actions, why not whole "rifle mass" buffers or reverse force directional device (spring, elastic or hydraulic).
    Space Force have any openings in R&D? Lol


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ere-is-the-soviet-unions-secret-space-cannon/
     
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    The firearm was a Russian TP-82. Bet you don't know about the Russian Space Station Canon and that it was actually fired!

    How about upgrading old tech for Space? Recoilless Rifles (rifled), Recoilless Guns (smooth bore) and Recoilless Launchers have been around for decades. Surely the concept in Space woud mitigate the majority of recoil but would needs a clear back blast area. We have bolt buffers and recoiling barrel actions, why not whole "rifle mass" buffers or reverse force directional device (spring, elastic or hydraulic).
    Space Force have any openings in R&D? Lol


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ere-is-the-soviet-unions-secret-space-cannon/
    Initially for space there likely will not be much in the way of personal combat. Star wars type fighting for space stations between earth and other space stations can be handled with missiles and for outer space add lasers. For hand to hand perhaps there is a place for Toledo and Damascus steel made edge weapons. The main thing just under Arctic conditions many steels will become brittle and fail. There are cold resistant steels, but outer space is a lot colder. But we do have space vehicles out there and so there are likely steels for weapons that will stand up to the extreme cold, but it still needs to be considered.
    Where I see combat would be if space travel ever becomes economically more feasible. There is great mineral wealth out there for example in the asteroid belts. I could see private mining groups fighting over such. The smart thing would be to redirect small asteroids to crash into the ocean or Antarctica for recovery.
     
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    shootnstarz

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    Initially for space there likely will not be much in the way of personal combat. Star wars type fighting for space stations between earth and other space stations can be handled with missiles and for outer space add lasers. For hand to hand perhaps there is a place for Toledo and Damascus steel made edge weapons. The main thing just under Arctic conditions many steels will become brittle and fail. There are cold resistant steels, but outer space is a lot colder. But we do have space vehicles out there and so there are likely steels for weapons that will stand up to the extreme cold, but it still needs to be considered.
    Where I see combat would be if space travel ever becomes economically more feasible. There is great mineral wealth out there for example in the asteroid belts. I could see private mining groups fighting over such. The smart thing would be to redirect small asteroids to crash into the ocean or Antarctica for recovery.

    Didn't you see "Moonraker"?
     

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    The firearm was a Russian TP-82. Bet you don't know about the Russian Space Station Canon and that it was actually fired!

    How about upgrading old tech for Space? Recoilless Rifles (rifled), Recoilless Guns (smooth bore) and Recoilless Launchers have been around for decades. Surely the concept in Space woud mitigate the majority of recoil but would needs a clear back blast area. We have bolt buffers and recoiling barrel actions, why not whole "rifle mass" buffers or reverse force directional device (spring, elastic or hydraulic).
    Space Force have any openings in R&D? Lol


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ere-is-the-soviet-unions-secret-space-cannon/

    Not exactly, though the article gives a clue:

    “The TP-82 was the result of cosmonaut Alexy Leonov's concerns after being stranded in the Siberian wilderness when his Voskhod capsule malfunctioned. He was concerned that the 9-millimetre pistol that was provided in the survival kit would be ineffective against the Siberian wildlife”

    Interesting piece though, I had actually never heard of it before.
     

    FrommerStop

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    Not exactly, though the article gives a clue:

    “The TP-82 was the result of cosmonaut Alexy Leonov's concerns after being stranded in the Siberian wilderness when his Voskhod capsule malfunctioned. He was concerned that the 9-millimetre pistol that was provided in the survival kit would be ineffective against the Siberian wildlife”

    Interesting piece though, I had actually never heard of it before.
    I bet that 9mm pistol was only a 9mm makarov that is a little small for bear, tiger, or upset moose. Better choice, A tokarev pistol in 7.62x25 while small bore would have the penetration needed to kill just about anything that lives in the north when it finally bled out.
     

    wildrider666

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    The three barrel TP-82 replaced the 9mm that was in the survival kit. The upper two smoothbore barrels used 12.5×70 mm ammunition (28 gauge), and the lower rifled barrel used 5.45×39mm ammunition. The pistol could be used for hunting, to defend against predators and for visible and audible distress signals. The detachable buttstock was also a machete that came with a canvas sheath. The TP-82 has allegedly been phased out due to the expiration of the shelf life of the cartridges it used. Back to the Makarov.

    Some space weapons by design or that could be improvised. Some Members may have a common one that is listed.
    https://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-list-of-weapons-astronauts-have-carried-in-1768199454
     
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