Re: [OT] oddball enrivonment questions

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 01:51:59PM -0800, Brian Burger wrote:
>Do regular, RL gunpowder weapons work in vacumn?

Yes.

The gunpowder carries its own oxidiser with it - if it relied on
atmospheric oxygen, it wouldn't burn fast enough to propel bullets.

On the other hand, what will give you problems is lubrication - normal
grease will boil off quite readily. I don't know whether vacuum-safe
lubricants have been developed.

If you also let the weapons get cold (likely if they're in vacuo for a
long time), you have to worry about metal parts shattering too.