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- From: maxxon@swob.nullnet.fi (Mikko Kurki-Suonio)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: shooting under water?
- Message-ID: <Dm9oXB2w165w@swob.nullnet.fi>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 04:01:07 GMT
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- Organization: Sweet Oblivion
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- tmoore@tinton.ccur.com (Tim Moore) writes:
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- # Maybe this is *another* dumb question (I'm sure someone will point that out:)
- # but if all the air leaks out of my .45 acp cartridge while I'm space
- # walking will the primer/powder still burn?
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- Yes, their chemical composition contains the oxygen they need to burn.
- I don't know what filling the powder space with vacuum, or zero gee for
- that matter does to reliable ignition though...
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