So What Do We Think About This? (Magnetic Gun)

[Lab4Us]

Not very powerful (yet), but 3000 rounds a minute should send a definite message!

China reveals capacitor-free coil gun firing 3,000 rounds-per-minute

PLA's innovative coil gun utilizes lithium-ion batteries instead of conventional capacitors to power its electromagnetic coils.

interestingengineering.com

 

[Shibadog]

I’d take it with a huge grain of salt. The amount of energy required to launch projectiles is quite high-I can’t see it being what they claim it is. I don’t think the psychics works,but I’m just a dumb old retired engineer….

 

[HansGruber]

Hmm.

Not a firearm now, is it?

Unregulated by, well…anyone.

I like it.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Hmm.

Not a firearm now, is it?

Unregulated by, well…anyone.

I like it.

Oh, it being a silent firearm, the Dems are already writing legislation to ban it “just because” they know better

 

[Grayfox]

These have been around for quite some time. I remember seeing something like this years ago. Its just that nobody has been able to make it practical yet. IIRC battery life and power requirements are the big issues.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Interesting concept. How practical will it be? Will it be worth the cost? Time will tell.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Grayfox]

Its actually a smaller version of the rail gun concept that the Navy has been working on for many years. An extremely high speed projectile fired by means of electromagnetism.
However, this smaller rifle version doesn't seem to develop the speed or accuracy need for a practical weapon.

 

[Shibadog]

Its actually a smaller version of the rail gun concept that the Navy has been working on for many years. An extremely high speed projectile fired by means of electromagnetism.
However, this smaller rifle version doesn't seem to develop the speed or accuracy need for a practical weapon.

And the navy version has HUGE power available. Any battery a human can carry will be a tiny fraction of the power needed.

 

[Sharks79]

I think these types of kinetic weapons and direct energy weapons will be pretty impressive in future.

think air soft and paint all at 300 fps but that’s with a dinky li-ion source.

Whether it’s weapons, transport and big one space exploration, advancement in power sources will be huge which will trickle down. My opinion at least

 

[3L120]

Reminds me of those Freon powered BB pistols of the 70/s. Worked fine for the first few shots, then ran out of steam as they got too cold.