1 posted on
12/11/2005 9:13:47 PM PST by
Flavius
To: Flavius
"Although details of the new technology remain top secret, the new rifle barrel "splits" dissipating energy in both directions rather than just backwards, as is the case in existing guns."
Gee, why didn't someone think of this already?
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2 posted on
12/11/2005 9:18:44 PM PST by
flashbunny
(To err is human. But to really screw something up, have the government try to fix it.)
To: Flavius
Great!! Right before we ban all weapons, let's improve them.
3 posted on
12/11/2005 9:19:33 PM PST by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I looked in my rearview mirror.)
er this sounds like this other australian technology called metal storm.
4 posted on
12/11/2005 9:21:14 PM PST by
4rcane
To: Flavius
10 posted on
12/11/2005 9:37:04 PM PST by
fso301
To: Flavius
I hate to say this, but if you want to get a comfortable .308 rifle, just take an M14 (or M-1A) and replace the metal butt-plate with a rubber one. My Fed Ord M-14 came standard with it on the fiberglass stock, and it's like shooting a really big .22! Practicly no kick whatsoever. A bit of muzzle rise, but that's to be expected. NRA high power rapid fire courses are no problem at all.
Mark
13 posted on
12/11/2005 9:41:04 PM PST by
MarkL
(I swear by my pretty floral bonnet that I will end you! (I just saw "Safe" again last night!))
To: Flavius
"Ya cannot change the laws of physics!"
14 posted on
12/11/2005 9:44:54 PM PST by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Flavius
16 posted on
12/11/2005 9:53:06 PM PST by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
To: Flavius
"
...the new rifle barrel "splits" dissipating energy in both directions rather than just backwards...."Generally, all barrels are retired after they "split."
They ain't too accurate after they split!
ROTFLMAO!!!
To: Flavius
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
/always thought a bleeding shoulder was a sign of a GOOD day at the range.
22 posted on
12/11/2005 10:30:39 PM PST by
VaGunGuy
To: Flavius
Murphy's Laws of Land Warfare, Rule #45: Recoiless Rifles, aren't...
28 posted on
12/12/2005 3:52:53 AM PST by
Tallguy
(When it's a bet between reality and delusion, bet on reality -- Mark Steyn)
To: Flavius
29 posted on
12/12/2005 4:24:15 AM PST by
tcostell
To: Flavius
the centuries-old danger of kickback inconvience maybe...danger?....ok..if you say so..
"hit the gym..mumble mumble...candy a#$"
31 posted on
12/12/2005 6:00:45 AM PST by
joesnuffy
(A camel once bit my sister-we knew just what to do- gather large rocks & squash her-Mullet Ho'mar)
To: Flavius
"Adam Vella, Commonwealth and Olympic Games shooting medallist and director of Recoilless Technologies International, will talk about the impact of recoilless guns on competition shooting..." Doesn't exactly seem kosher to be using a rifle with no recoil in the Olympics.
34 posted on
12/12/2005 6:24:46 AM PST by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality) - "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein)
To: Flavius
I can imagine that one could produce a nearly recoilless firearm by running a pipe from the breach to near the muzzle (so as to be some distance from the shooter) and having that pipe feed a rearward-facing rocket nozzle. The pipe would have to start near the breach to minimize the amount of recoil before the bullet reached the pipe. Depending upon the amount of friction between the bullet and the barrel, the firearm could have either positive or negative "recoil" (e.g. if the bullet had so much friction that it barely moved, the rockets would generate forward thrust in excess of the net force (pressure minus friction) on the bullet). On the other hand, I would expect that it would be necessary to expend an awful lot of energy in the rocket, thus requiring a bigger powder charge for any particular desired amount of bullet energy.
37 posted on
12/12/2005 6:31:36 PM PST by
supercat
(Sony delinda est.)
To: Flavius
No recoil = more accurate self defense weapons for the honest man.
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