• kelargo@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    In the vacuum of space, the metal in the gun will freeze weld together; there won’t be any mechanism movement.

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      7 months ago

      That only works if both surfaces are polished and very, very flat, like gauge blocks. If you have a film of lubricant, dissimilar surfaces, or small contact points, then that’s not really an issue. Surfaces that have been Parkerized, for instance (which, IIRC, is a form of oxidation, and is a common finish on firearms) are quite rough, and should not freeze weld together. Similarly, a typical mill finish also won’t behave like that.