Electronic Gun shoots .375" round ball.

[Bguns]

Calling an electromagnetic launcher a gun, is just plain wrong.

Does not belong in Gunsmithing section...

[CLARKMAG]

Originally Posted by Bguns

Calling an electromagnetic launcher a gun, is just plain wrong.

Does not belong in Gunsmithing section...

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/01/aprailgun070117/

The range for 5-inch guns now on Navy ships is less than 15 nautical miles, Garnett said. He said the rail gun will extend that range to more than 200 nautical miles and strike a target that far away quickly — in 6 minutes. A Tomahawk missile covers that same distance in 8 minutes.

Gunpowder barely gets bullets to 4,000 fps, but rail guns get bullets to 10,000 fps. That is a big deal if you want to shoot down missiles.

There are only a few types of long range weapons:
1) Guns, that put kinetic energy into a projectile that propels it all the way to the target.
2) Rockets or jets that put chemical energy into a projectile and the projectile propels itself along the way.
3) Rays that are energy in electromagnetic radiation that travel as a beam.

For every measure, there is a counter measure.
The game is to make weapons that are cheaper than the countermeasure.
When Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative measure drove the Soviet Union into bankruptcy and dissolved, it was with largely imaginary technology.

Except the rail gun. They had working rail gun models.
That was paraded past zillions.
My father was chief engineer of a defense company, and so got the rail gun tour.

[Bguns]

Still not a gun..

And how many Megawatts of generating power required to operate a large Rail
Electromagnetic Launcher that can launch 200 miles????

200 miles= non man portable.

Still does not belong in gunsmithing section.

Batteries do not work well at -40....

A compressed gas powered launcher can do the same as the OP...

[CLARKMAG]

Originally Posted by Bguns

Still not a gun..

And how many Megawatts of generating power required to operate a large Rail
Electromagnetic Launcher that can launch 200 miles????

200 miles= non man portable.

Still does not belong in gunsmithing section.

Batteries do not work well at -40....

A compressed gas powered launcher can do the same as the OP...

Megawatts is energy per unit time.
The power required would depend on how often you wanted to shoot.

I don't think anyone planned a hand held ICBM interceptor.

[loose nut]

Now that's a rail gun.

[Seastar]

Here you go ----
http://www.powerlabs.org/railgun.htm
Now you can build a real one.
Bill

[bikewrench]

OK I am sold i,ll take two----or plans ----or pictures---SOMETHING, As an FFL holding dealer the BATF does not regulate launchers that don,t use a self contained cartridge, That said this sounds like great tech for the home shop and you have to share some of the details. Might make a great nail gun also, or an impulse tool for swaging fitting.

[radkins]

I agree with Bguns, this is totally off-topic and belongs in another forum. An electromagnetic launcher is not a gun in the sense that this forum is dealing with gunsmithing and electronics discussions should be someplace else. Fellows this forum has the potential to grow and be a lot of help to a lot of people but folks looking for real gunsmithing info will most likely be uninterested in an electronics discussion. What do the rest of you guys think, should we keep the discussions here about powder, lead and gun repair/building/modifying?

[JCHannum]

I wouldn't get too worried about it. The forum is self regulating and off topic threads will die a natural death from lack of interest.