Handheld electromagnetic pistol (coilgun)

[OC]

http://www.pskovinfo.ru/coilgun/indexe.htm

Check out the links on the site.

I found it here: http://www.zzz.com.ru/index.php?area=issues&action=show_issue&issue_no=182&session_id=0

It uses nails - yes, nails - for ammo.

zzz.com.ru is a fun site in general.

[x1337xD335C1P13x]

its like a nailgun with a barrel....but cooler....

[tupacboy]

wow... hmm... if i had the time... i would so build one of these...

[kei2]

It's cool that it's silent... but kind of just a novelty. A real gun would do the job much better.

[bachviet]

It's cool that it's silent... but kind of just a novelty. A real gun would do the job much better.
Unless you just want to hurt someone instead of killing them. ;)

[DarkFury]

Quake 3... RAIL GUN!!! :D

[OC]

I can see installing one hidden in my rear bumper to take out the radiators of tailgaters.

[ski]

Quake 3... RAIL GUN!!! :D
I had no idea rail guns actually existed until I learned about them this semester. No other branch of education can do the things that will be done in the near future: electromagnetic guns, levitation (Maglev), etc. It's an exciting time to be an Electrical Engineer or Physicist :)

[yippiekiyeh]

Physics is phun!

[DaFunkyUnit]

Physics is phun!

no, dummy, its:

Physics is f=μN !!!

[sbp]

Now we know what Leon is getting for Christmas. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbp777/smilies/santabiggrin.gif

Making your own bullets out of anything iron while working in a machine shop... the possibilities are endless. All the scrap metal sent off to salvage every month...sure 50 lbs from all those tons that get hauled won't be missed. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbp777/smilies/sasmokin.gif

[Hopper1]

Unless you just want to hurt someone instead of killing them. ;)

But there are so many fun poisons you could tip the projectile with or just a lucky shot and it could still be lethal.