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New weapons system allows for firing rates in excess of 1,000,000 (one Million) rounds per minute!
Metal Storm website ^ | Metal Storm

Posted on 12/12/2004 4:20:42 PM PST by stockpirate

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To: stockpirate
Actually, it was the 1400s, when a Jewish guy named Schmidlapp (Schmiddlap, and other spellings equally valid) in a German speaking principality came up with the MULTI-STAGE ROCKET!

You really have to have that staging effect, or none of this works. Otherwise, everything goes off all at one time!

21 posted on 12/12/2004 4:47:40 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: GSlob

With laser targeting systems we don't need to use tracer rounds to allow us to come up with corrections.


22 posted on 12/12/2004 4:48:40 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: gaspar
airplane weight= 40,000lb...gun weight=700 lbs...ammunition weight=10,000 lb

Longevity of fire= 1 second

You better aim well

23 posted on 12/12/2004 4:59:11 PM PST by squirt-gun
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To: gaspar

Roger that.


24 posted on 12/12/2004 5:06:21 PM PST by sasquatch
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To: stockpirate
The concept actually goes back to the 1500's, but this is a whole new ballgame here, were talking firepower on steroids.

Seems like it's mostly the ignition system that's new and improved. It's still a stacked-charge system. I'd like to know what sort of enhancements have been designed into the design to prevent combustion gases from bleeding past projectiles "behind" them, resulting in Very Unfortunate Events.

25 posted on 12/12/2004 5:23:54 PM PST by Cloud William (Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: stockpirate

This 'new' thing has been the subject of innumerable threads over the past several years.


26 posted on 12/12/2004 5:26:14 PM PST by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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To: stockpirate

27 posted on 12/12/2004 5:27:08 PM PST by HighWheeler ("The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato)
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To: stockpirate
p>For sure, the electronic pistol or SMG equipped with a silencer might be usefull for Spec Ops missions in that there will be no mechanical noise created by the silenced gun.

I just don't see much use for this technology on a large scale.

28 posted on 12/12/2004 5:27:57 PM PST by fso301
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To: stockpirate
Clickable Link to MetalStorm
29 posted on 12/12/2004 5:30:06 PM PST by reg45
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To: gaspar

It has been a while since I have checked this stock to see how it is doing. It isn't on my radar at all. But I emeber about two years ago the volume was very low.


30 posted on 12/12/2004 5:44:43 PM PST by stockpirate (Check out my homepage and learn about sKerry and his Socialist friends.)
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To: fso301

They have a good video that shows how it could be used for close air support for ground troops.


31 posted on 12/12/2004 5:47:03 PM PST by stockpirate (Check out my homepage and learn about sKerry and his Socialist friends.)
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To: stockpirate

The videos show a great door opener.


32 posted on 12/12/2004 5:52:07 PM PST by NY Attitude
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To: stockpirate; gaspar; TheBattman; pointsal; BulletBobCo; GSlob; RightWhale; fso301; reg45

This company is a one trick pony and no friend to the American firearms industry, shooters or any friend of the second ammendment.

They've touted their technology in NJ and are working closely with the NJ Institute of Technology to produce a smart gun.

By Jersey statute, once a 'smart' gun is produced and sold in Jersey, all non-smart guns are illegal and only 'smart' guns can be sold to the public. Of course, all law enforcement in NJ is exempt from this law.

Of all the firearms manufacturers in the world, only Metalstorm was low enough to sign onto this BS.

I cannot wish enough ill will onto this firm and their investors.

This company seems to get touted here and on other message boards with suspicous regularity.


33 posted on 12/12/2004 6:02:18 PM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: stockpirate; gaspar; TheBattman; pointsal; BulletBobCo; GSlob; RightWhale; fso301; reg45

The link

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_August_29/ai_107037756


34 posted on 12/12/2004 6:07:17 PM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: TC Rider; stockpirate; gaspar; TheBattman; pointsal; BulletBobCo; GSlob; RightWhale; fso301; ...
the firing system is electronic, with stacked munitions that go off 1/1000th of a second after each other.

It's funny cause it is based on the ink jet technology... the ability to put a little dot of ink every fraction of a second on a piece of paper.

The use for this technology is for "denial of area" weapons or mobile minefields. a stack of 40mm tubes in a crate of 20-30 with 8-10 projectiles are targeted on an area and triggered by sensors or observers(sentries) the nice thing is that both lethal and non lethal projectiles.

Can also be used for ship board "wall of lead" defense against missiles....

I'd beware of investing in this stock however..... it seems like a good thing but has not produced a product that has sold.... it's like vaporware. It's traded by day traders and the same bunch of clowns trash talk and pump up the stock.

BEWARE this stock is a good concept with NO proven product yet. I'd hate to see any of my fellow freepers lose money on it.... so buy it with open eyes.. this post may be a pump and dump play.

35 posted on 12/12/2004 6:29:16 PM PST by Dick Vomer (liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
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To: stockpirate
Metal Storm
36 posted on 12/12/2004 6:30:39 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: muawiyah
Next, smart bullets ~ they only hit the target you want to hit.

Like in who framed Roger Rabbit? He had little indians for bullets that, when they came to a corner would decide which way to go. Cool technology.

37 posted on 12/12/2004 6:41:11 PM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: stockpirate

"there's one of the buggers. Shoot hiim!"

Does there really seem to be any point to a gun with this capability? Can you track fast enough to keep multiple bullets from hittiung the same hole?


38 posted on 12/12/2004 7:49:36 PM PST by wildbill
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The gun in the video has 36 barrels that are stationary. Pretty impressive work on 7 doors that were lined up for the demonstration. It would certainly ruin anyones day that was behind the door. In fact that person just may go to pieces.
39 posted on 12/12/2004 8:10:06 PM PST by NY Attitude
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To: Dick Vomer

I don't trade the stock for the reasons you mentioned. It has no product to sell and as such the stock has very little or no value.

I am however interested in weapons systems of all types. I first heard of this company two.5 years ago and I didn't buy any than and I won't buy any now.

I do however own 3% of a new golf club company, EGLFE.


40 posted on 12/13/2004 2:37:12 AM PST by stockpirate (Check out my homepage and learn about sKerry and his Socialist friends.)
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