Soviet Cosmonauts Carried a Small Shotgun Into Space

[Noble Cause]

Article by JAMES SIMPSON
Feb-3-2015

Link to article:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/soviet-cosmonauts-carried-a-shotgun-into-space-a9e7852c6da5

Link to originating article:

http://www.yuri-gagarin.com/space-gun/

TP-82 Survival Pistol (Russian: ТП-82) triple-barreled firearm:


So what are the chances we get to see this on the
California DOJ "Safe Hand Gun" Roster, Kamala ?!


EDIT...
Short video added post #33


Noble

[dune870demon]

Well since we can't import guns anymore prob slim chance unless a company decides to build it...

[Staticsouls]

Would not want to shoot off a round inside a space craft imo. Pierce the hull and it wouldn't matter that you had the gun in the first place.

[MontClaire]

Anti-alien equalizer!

[mossy]

ET phone home? (heavy Russian accent) not this time little gray man........not this time *bang*

[CK_32]

Wasn't there a massive thread that went on for weeks about a year ago about how gun powder would/wouldn't ignite in space? Due to lack of oxygen and gravety and all that scientifical stuff. I forgot who won the debate but it was a good thread lol

[bigbearbear]

Nice Article!

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[orangeusa]

Don't they have TSA?

[newbee1111]

I don't think the gun was meant to be used in space. It was meant for when their capsule came down in middle of nowhere and the cosmonauts had to fight stuff like bears or psuedodogs.

[09rubicon]

I don't think the gun was meant to be used in space. It was meant for when their capsule came down in middle of nowhere and the cosmonauts had to fight stuff like bears or psuedodogs.

Yup. It was a survival rifle similar to what US Airmen have carried during multiple wars. It was meant to provide defense against aggressive animals and to put some meat over the fire.

[Staticsouls]

Oh hahaha for when they landed. I bet space bear meat doesn't taste very good anyways.

[stix213]

Sounds like both a good survival gun for the wilderness, and also could be used to take over the ISS if relations between the US and Russia went sideways.

[JDay]

Wasn't there a massive thread that went on for weeks about a year ago about how gun powder would/wouldn't ignite in space? Due to lack of oxygen and gravety and all that scientifical stuff. I forgot who won the debate but it was a good thread lol

Gunpowder contains an oxidizer. You'd have no problem shooting in space. However the recoil will throw you in the opposite direction.

[scifigunner]

I don't think the gun was meant to be used in space. It was meant for when their capsule came down in middle of nowhere and the cosmonauts had to fight stuff like bears or psuedodogs.

What's a psuedodog?

[CSACANNONEER]

So what are the chances we get to see this on the
California DOJ "Safe Hand Gun" Roster, Kamala ?!


Noble

A couple of barrel plugs would quickly make it Single Shot Exempt. So, why try to put it on the roster? Of course, it would either need to be a NFA registered AOW or the smoothbore barrel would need to be rifled or plugged and not able to accept a standard shotshell.