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Build Your Own Gauss Pistol

Posted by michael on from the move-over,-paintball-gun dept.

BdosError writes "A Russion software developer has developed a homemade Gauss pistol. It's not very powerful yet, but as a proof of concept, it's interesting. Nice, non-chemical slugthrower that should appeal to fans of Science Fiction and related games, like Traveller and many others."

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  1. Found something better in a google search by adzoox · · Score: 5, Informative
    So I could find out what the heck a gauss gun is .... it's a magnetic propulsion gun icase some of you were wondering like I was.

    This is a do EASY do it yourself I found:

    http://www.scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/magnets/g auss.html

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  2. 5mm bullet, 33 m/s muzzle velocity by homer_ca · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Bullet is iron, diameter is 5 mm, length 25 mm, weight is 2,75 g.
    Muzzle velocity about 33 m/s."

    In comparison, an air rifle shoots a 4.5mm pellet at about 800 ft/s.

  3. Here, have a mirror by Biogenesis · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://members.optushome.com.au/dbsite1/www.pskovi nfo.ru/coilgun/index.htm

    abount time i used the webspace my ISP gives me for something usefull.

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