Could you catch a bullet in space after a gun has discharged? Do guns operate the same with little to no gravity?

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Could you catch a bullet in space after a gun has discharged? Do guns operate the same with little to no gravity?

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It just occurred to me: yes.

Somebody shoots the gun. You set out in your space ship, zipping along. You accelerate to faster than the bullet, catch up to it, match speeds, and then it’s not moving relative to you so you can just reach out and grab it.

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