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TyphusIsDaddy OP t1_j4iuzal wrote

Reply to comment by 404_Gordon_Not_Found in Maybe you all can settle this debate. What happens when you fire (Wait for it) a gun with a recoil suppression system, such as the KRISS Vector, in vacuum? by TyphusIsDaddy

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

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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.

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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.

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