Comment Re:You got one thing right. This is a *WEAPON*. (Score 1) 648
A couple things I thought about when I read this guy's site (besides the fact it is, in fact, very interesting).
1. The slugs fired from this weapon would not be able to be matched to any weapon. Ballistics matching is usually done by matching deformities caused by the firing of a conventional chemical based round.
2. The weapon is completely covert...no sound, no muzzle flare.
3. There would be no GSR left behind by the firing. No way to tell that it had been fired.
4. The muzzle velocity of the projectile is comparatively slow. It is so slow that it would not be classified as a firearm. I seem to remember (and someone out there might have a more accurate figure, please share if you do) that in order to actually be classified as a firearm a weapon must fire a projectile at 200m/s or faster. 33m/s (and this is really really fast compared to other coilgun experiments I've found...most of those are under 6m/s) is nowhere close to this...however I'd like to see anyone dodge a projectile moving at that speed.
Interesting.
1. The slugs fired from this weapon would not be able to be matched to any weapon. Ballistics matching is usually done by matching deformities caused by the firing of a conventional chemical based round.
2. The weapon is completely covert...no sound, no muzzle flare.
3. There would be no GSR left behind by the firing. No way to tell that it had been fired.
4. The muzzle velocity of the projectile is comparatively slow. It is so slow that it would not be classified as a firearm. I seem to remember (and someone out there might have a more accurate figure, please share if you do) that in order to actually be classified as a firearm a weapon must fire a projectile at 200m/s or faster. 33m/s (and this is really really fast compared to other coilgun experiments I've found...most of those are under 6m/s) is nowhere close to this...however I'd like to see anyone dodge a projectile moving at that speed.
Interesting.
