electromagnetic pistol

[nugget61]

The Electrical Engineer looking over my shoulder at the Gauss Gun website is laughing hysterically. Something about a rail gun project in college that would punch through 3/4" plywood with ease.

Yeah, we made a toy like this at work that went clean through a refrigerator. Not yet practical for real use, mostly due to the cap's charge time.

 

[Bevo16]

Is this a dumbed down and mini version of the Rail Gun that the Navy was/is working on?

What are you talking about "was working on"!?!?!?!?! Didn't you see Transformers 2? That bad boy is up and operational:

They fucked up the constructicons from like a 1000 miles away [/geekout]

:icon_tong

 

[statesman]

It gets you a gun that, in my mind, won't set off a metal detector. It was random, but I was wondering if it was even possible.

No... Just because it's caseless, doesnt mean there arent a lot of metal parts.

Barell is still made from steel.


@Marinemike: I dont know about getting spin. I suppose you could have a barrell extension that extends past the coils to introduce a rifled effect. Thats just one option, there may be others.

 

[statesman]

The idea behind caseless ammunition is that it's smaller and lighter, and it removes the two steps of extraction and ejection and hence simplifying the operating cycle.

The G11's problem wasn't complexity, it was ammunition cooking off. As it turns out the ejected brass carries away a lot of thermal energy (as well as providing some measure of insulation from a hot chamber).

Smaller and lighter, and in theory less complex... in practice all of the working prototypes I am familiar with never quite pulled it off...

Granted this coil gun is no match for a 1911, but thats only because of a lack of power... I feel like if you wanted a less complex weapon the coil gun would be the way to go vice caseless ammo.

 

[voodooqueen]

It's huge; where would you carry it?

 

[snake020]

I prefer only having to be concerned about having a full magazine, not if the battery is charged too.

 

[RabidMoose]

It's huge; where would you carry it?

My girlfriend asks me the same thing.

 

[eddie]

No... Just because it's caseless, doesnt mean there arent a lot of metal parts.

Barell is still made from steel.

Uh, no, I was asking if it was possible to make a gun without any metal in it.

 

[PropAddict]

Uh, no, I was asking if it was possible to make a gun without any metal in it.

Haven't you seen In The Line of Fire? You just need some car magazines and some molds. . .