Arc flash

[unforgiven]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2287028-handheld-railgun-as-powerful-as-an-air-rifle-to-go-on-sale-in-the-us/ incredible

[blue109]

Hell yeah. I want a CHEMRAIL from Elysium

 

[Cunuckgaucho]

That's all fine till safety reads arc flash and says you have to wear 'The Suit', I call mine the Stunt Smurf

[Lane]

This is pretty interesting; though the price to performance ratio is pretty harsh. Field and Stream says it's about as powerful as a .22 short.

https://www.fieldandstream.com/guns/handheld-gauss-rifle-by-arcflash-labs-for-sale/

I actually built one of these (albeit not as large) back when I was studying physics at university. You can see pretty clearly what makes it work; a whole bunch of large high voltage capacitors. Really not that dissimilar to a camera flash circuit. I couldn't tell from this design if it was a single stage gun, or multi-stage. You can get significant gains by passing the projectile through multiple acceleration coils that trigger at a precise time. That time can either be estimated (and hard coded), or triggered by optical/magnetic sensors that watch the projectile motion as it travels down the barrel. I ended up setting my project aside once it broke a window while testing (it hadn't shown that kind of potential with previous tuning). 

Also; 20 pounds for Arcflash Labs model? Shooing a 12mm projectile; I wonder if this is a standard ball bearing (Field and Stream indicates it may well be a smooth bore)? Absolutely not interested in paying that kind of money, but it might be interesting to know a few more details. Is this really a quality product, or something that anybody could achieve in their basement with a bit of effort? My opinion; the Arcflash Labs GR-1 ANVIL sure does look funny; and I wouldn't trust that pistol grip to be exceptionally sturdy. 

Edited August 14, 2021 by Lane
GR-1

[unforgiven]

18 minutes ago, Cunuckgaucho said:

That's all fine till safety reads arc flash and says you have to wear 'The Suit', I call mine the Stunt Smurf

Looks good on you brother 🍺🍺

[98Z5V]

2 minutes ago, Lane said:

 I wouldn't trust that pistol grip to be exceptionally sturdy. 

Oh, we've seen worse here.  Trust me.

 

[Lane]

Just now, 98Z5V said:

Oh, we've seen worse here.  Trust me.

That's not bad; there was a picture (of the bare unit perhaps) in the first link... 

[Belt Fed]

What the heck is that?

[blue109]

Ooof. Wonder what ever happened to that guy

[Lane]

3 minutes ago, Belt Fed said:

What the heck is that?

A device that uses one ore more electromagnets, and a battery, to shoot steel projectiles. Space gun? Solar powered varmint pop gun? I'm not paying $3,375 to find out. 

[Belt Fed]

Is that thing 98 posted one of them?

[98Z5V]

8 minutes ago, Belt Fed said:

Is that thing 98 posted one of them?

Nope.   That was "Project Titan."  Maaaan, that guy was something, too.

[98Z5V]

28 minutes ago, Lane said:

A device that uses one ore more electromagnets, and a battery, to shoot steel projectiles. Space gun? Solar powered varmint pop gun? I'm not paying $3,375 to find out. 

Shooting a 12mm projectile - that's damn near a .50 Cal (12.7mm).  That's a pretty low price for a piece of tech like that, for what it shoots.  That's the modern musket, right there.

[Lane]

But; at a mere 275 FPS. Little more than a kick in the nuts. 

[Belt Fed]

6 minutes ago, 98Z5V said:

Nope.   That was "Project Titan."  Maaaan, that guy was something, too.

That is one ugly weapon.lol what did it shoot?

[98Z5V]

Just now, Belt Fed said:

That is one ugly weapon.lol what did it shoot?

Search out "Project Titan," and it'll give you all the info.  It was just a .308AR, but, with drama. 

[Belt Fed]

Just now, 98Z5V said:

Search out "Project Titan," and it'll give you all the info.  It was just a .308AR, but, with drama. 

Will do, thanks.

[98Z5V]

Just now, Belt Fed said:

Will do, thanks.

I'll help you out on this one...  

https://forum.308ar.com/search/?q="Project Titan"&quick=1

[blue109]

Oh the memories

[98Z5V]

The gun had merit.  I think he got his dick kicked in internet-wide over it.  Here, he snapped over engraving, and questions on it.  Simple questions.  That was it, after that.

[Belt Fed]

18 minutes ago, 98Z5V said:

I'll help you out on this one...  

https://forum.308ar.com/search/?q="Project Titan"&quick=1

I found it, most of it has been deleted. especially the pics.

[98Z5V]

1 minute ago, Belt Fed said:

I found it, most of it has been deleted. especially the pics.

Here's the internet version of it, good, bad, ugly...   Everything is here.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=LLARMS+Project+Titan+308&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=ckEXYZbCMP_G0PEP7J-NsAM&oq=LLARMS+Project+Titan+308&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANKBAhBGAFQ1ktY415g7WdoAXAAeACAAZACiAHdCZIBBTAuNy4xmAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwiWw6fT0a_yAhV_IzQIHexPAzYQ4dUDCA0&uact=5

[DNP]

So railguns….not a firearm by definition, right?

[blue109]

14 minutes ago, DNP said:

So railguns….not a firearm by definition, right?

As if ATF cares about definitions (even its own)

[Lane]

30 minutes ago, DNP said:

So railguns….not a firearm by definition, right?

We also need to specify, that this is a Gauss gun; not a rail gun. The AFT definition might differ based on those nuances.