Posted on 12/12/2004 4:20:42 PM PST by stockpirate
The Technology
Introduction
Metal Storm's technology provides a means whereby objects, such as bullets that have been tightly grouped in multiple tube containers such as barrels, can be stored, transported in and electrically fired from those same containers. These containers or barrels can be grouped in any configuration, to meet any particular application.
The technology has no known equivalent, and can provide an electronically variable burst rate of fire, from conventionally slow to previously unobtainable rates, in excess of one million rounds per minute.
The technology was originally inspired by a desire to try to reduce the number of mechanical steps required to load, fire, eject and reload weapons. In a quantum leap Metal Storm takes ballistics from nineteenth century mechanical operations into the new millennium.
The Concept
Metal Storm's technology achieves its unparalleled performance through the concept of numerous bullets stacked in a barrel, with each bullet separated by a propellant load, such that the leading propellant can be reliably ignited to fire the bullet, without the resulting high pressure and temperature causing unplanned blowby ignition of the trailing propellant load, and without collapse of the projectile column in the barrel.
This unique concept has been accomplished through the invention of a bullet which on the one hand expands and locks in the barrel in response to high pressure immediately in front of the bullet. As a consequence, each bullet in turn can be fired in sequence from the barrel, and an individual barrel tube, loaded with numerous rounds and exclusive of any ammunition feed or ejection system, breech opening, or any mechanical operation whatsoever, when provided with an electric priming system is, in effect, a complete weapon.
Barrels can be grouped in any configuration required for a particular application, while remaining simple and compact, and have no moving parts, no separate magazine, no ammunition feed or ejection system. Excluding consideration of appropriate ancillary systems such as recoil control systems, target acquisition systems and turreting systems, the only moving parts in Metal Storm's barrel technology are the bullets.
Use of the Technology
As an effective military weapon system, the technology offers the safety of 100% electronic keying capabilities, the advantage of on-board selection of a non-lethal response capability, and in another form, the potential to provide an area denial capability without the use of conventional landmines.
The technology also has potential application in a range of diverse commercial areas, including fire fighting, fireworks, precision agricultural chemical distribution, fastening systems for use in the construction industry, and seismic surveying for minerals and oil.
You really have to have that staging effect, or none of this works. Otherwise, everything goes off all at one time!
With laser targeting systems we don't need to use tracer rounds to allow us to come up with corrections.
Longevity of fire= 1 second
You better aim well
Roger that.
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.
This 'new' thing has been the subject of innumerable threads over the past several years.
I just don't see much use for this technology on a large scale.
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.
They have a good video that shows how it could be used for close air support for ground troops.
The videos show a great door opener.
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.
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.
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.
"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?
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.
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