404_Gordon_Not_Found t1_j4itnjy wrote
The recoil suppression system doesn't eliminate recoil (only tiny amount of energy lost as friction, etc), rather it spreads the recoil over a longer time and redirect the force downwards.
Therefore the gun would act as thrusters just like any other guns.
If you would like a more mathematical/physical way of thinking this, try the conservation of momentum. When a shooter is holding a gun in space no moving, there's no momentum. As the bullet is fired it gains momentum. Since the recoil suppression system is part of the gun, naturally the gun and the shooter would be imparted with an equal but opposite momentum.
Lastly, tell your friends that recoil suppression system is 'supression' not 'elimination', the shooter can very clearly feel the recoil.
TyphusIsDaddy OP t1_j4iuzal wrote
Thank you for the detailed answer. Now the wonder is if you would feel the recoil of the gun, or if you and the gun would mover perfectly as one. Friend 1 thinks you would feel the gun as it imparts its forces on you, but wouldnt feel the acceleration backwards
pmMeAllofIt t1_j4jj3b5 wrote
Shooting a gun with a typical hold would send you into a constant multi axis spin as well. Seeing as the forces are being applied off your center of mass. It's not like you would just fly backwards.
404_Gordon_Not_Found t1_j4ivkwy wrote
You definitely would feel the backward acceleration of both the gun and you moving backward. This is exactly because you and the gun aren't one single rigid entity. If you have watched any slow-mo gun firing footage you will see the gun moves first after a bullet is fired, then the shooter's arm starts moving a short while after. The same thing would happen in space.
OnlyAstronomyFans t1_j4j2j5d wrote
I own a vector 45 and believe me, it for sure has recoil, but it’s back and up instead of towards my gun hand.
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