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2022 Feb 23, 9:26am   427 views  8 comments

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https://www.forgottenweapons.com/arcflash-labs-gr-1-anvil-portable-gauss-rifle/?source=patrick.net

Quite interesting development. At this point it is only a curiosity, but in some time this may replace guns as we know it.

This is accurately identified as a gauss rifle, coil gun, or linear accelerator (although gauss “rifle” is a bit misleading, as it is a smoothbore launcher). It functions by using a series of coils energized to produce electromagnetic fields and pull a ferrous projectile down a barrel. Each coil accelerates the projectile faster, controlled by a series of optical gates that shut off a coil as the projectile passes beyond it. The GR-1 uses 8 coils, which use between 4000 and 16000 amps of electricity from 8 high voltage capacitors. These coils are able to accelerate a 1/2″ in diameter steel dowel pin up to about 75 m/s (240 fps). The most novel technology in the GR-1 is the hardware which allows the standard lithium-ion battery (25V) to fully charge this bank of capacitors in approximately 3 seconds.

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1   richwicks   2022 Feb 23, 10:01am  

Energy density of the battery sucks. In other words a gun of this nature would be quite heavy, even without the explosive propellant normally in a bullet.

I thought maybe using gasoline as a propellant might be feasible, and guess what? It's already been looked into. It's lighter than a standard gun, but there's variation in the speed of the bullet based on a number of factors, including temperature so it reduces accuracy for an experienced marksman.
2   Bd6r   2022 Feb 23, 10:19am  

richwicks says
gasoline as a propellant might be feasible, and guess what? It's already been looked into

Thx, interesting. Was not aware of Combustion light-gas gun
3   richwicks   2022 Feb 23, 10:24am  

Bd6r says
richwicks says
gasoline as a propellant might be feasible, and guess what? It's already been looked into

Thx, interesting. Was not aware of Combustion light-gas gun


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion_light-gas_gun?source=patrick.net

Most ideas I come up with, have already been come up with, from there the few that haven't been thought up before, are stupid ideas. But I have 1 or 2 good ideas I think left.
4   RC2006   2022 Feb 23, 10:43am  

I could kill people with potato gun.
5   richwicks   2022 Feb 23, 10:57am  

RC2006 says
I could kill people with potato gun.


The time to reload is what will get you. You better have 6.
6   HeadSet   2022 Feb 23, 11:06am  

richwicks says
RC2006 says
I could kill people with potato gun.


The time to reload is what will get you. You better have 6.

A 6-barrel Gattling potato gun.
7   GNL   2022 Feb 23, 11:32am  

Bd6r says
75 m/s (240 fps).

Most BB guns are faster than that.
8   HeadSet   2022 Feb 23, 5:59pm  

WineHorror1 says
Bd6r says
75 m/s (240 fps).

Most BB guns are faster than that.

And paint ball guns.

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