Is there any such thing as an electric powered gun? Or are they all mechanical? Curious
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To: Chickensoup
Yes their is.The Vulcan cannon on the F-15,16& 18 are electrically powered.
Handguns and rifles No.
2 posted on
10/13/2023 12:32:00 PM PDT by
puppypusher
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To: Chickensoup
Yes. Ian McCollum reviewed on on Forgotten Weapons. It wasn’t very powerful
Look him up on YouTube to see the review
3 posted on
10/13/2023 12:32:38 PM PDT by
Fai Mao
( Starve the Beast and steal its food)
To: Chickensoup
4 posted on
10/13/2023 12:33:20 PM PDT by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Chickensoup
Pneumatic rifles were invented long long ago.
They still work. Very high pressure.
5 posted on
10/13/2023 12:34:04 PM PDT by
Texas Fossil
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To: Chickensoup
7 posted on
10/13/2023 12:34:15 PM PDT by
Boiler Plate
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To: Chickensoup
Taser - close as I can think of
To: Chickensoup
12 posted on
10/13/2023 12:36:52 PM PDT by
Dutch Boy
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To: Chickensoup
Solar, works only when the Sun is up.
Hmmmm. Doesn’t seem to match when the need may be.
To: Chickensoup
On the civilian side, there was one, the Remington
700 EtronX hunting rifle. It used an electric impulse to set of the primer instead of a mechanical blow with a firing pin. They didn't catch on.
On the military side, there are two classes of guns that are electrically powered, the minigun and the chain gun. The minigun is the multi-barreled Gatling gun seen on aircraft, helicopters, and vehicles that fire the 5.56mm cartridge, the slightly larger version that fires the 7.62mm cartridge, and the even larger 20mm cartridge that is limited to fixed aircraft use, or anti-aircraft tracked vehicles.
The chain gun is a single barreled gun that most typically fires the 25mm round, and is seen on Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Apache attack helicopters.
14 posted on
10/13/2023 12:40:20 PM PDT by
Yo-Yo
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To: Chickensoup
20 posted on
10/13/2023 12:44:48 PM PDT by
gundog
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To: Chickensoup
22 posted on
10/13/2023 12:48:53 PM PDT by
Mathews
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To: Chickensoup
The Dillon Mini Gun uses electric
24 posted on
10/13/2023 12:50:31 PM PDT by
qaz123
To: Chickensoup
Are you wanting a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?
“Sorry buddy, what you see is what I got.”
25 posted on
10/13/2023 12:51:33 PM PDT by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Chickensoup
Well let's hope there's electric guns. Gunpowder guns contribute to climate change.
26 posted on
10/13/2023 12:52:36 PM PDT by
GrandJediMasterYoda
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To: Chickensoup
27 posted on
10/13/2023 12:52:50 PM PDT by
EEGator
To: Chickensoup
Black Powder,
Rim Fire and
Center Fire are the only ones.
Unless you tried “Electric Matches”
which can be made in the Sink.
To: Chickensoup
29 posted on
10/13/2023 12:57:08 PM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
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To: Chickensoup
So ...
Exactly what are you After?
Snares,
Boobytraps or
World Domination?
To: Chickensoup
31 posted on
10/13/2023 1:02:36 PM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Chickensoup
Should have copied you. Here’s what I said to another commenter:
Pass enough electricity through a primer, it will go off. No mechanical firing pin needed. Have a link around here somewhere if you need one. Problems: (1) extra complexity, (2) you need quite a bit [of] current at sufficient voltage, and (3) that means you have to lug around backup batteries equals more weight (in the military context ruck sacks are heavy enough without adding a car battery or the equivalent).
37 posted on
10/13/2023 1:07:12 PM PDT by
piytar
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