Gauss rifle technology progress

[mobo]

I know it's stupid to open a question with "so I was watching a movie..." but give me a second as this is a serious question

I was watching an old Schwarzenegger movie from 15-20 years ago where they have Gauss rifles which I guess were a newish concept back then.

The movie is total BS obviously, I'm not expecting there to be some magnetic assault rifle which flings out hundreds of rounds silently at a billion FPS, but I reckon the technology could be fascinating.

It would only be a military thing I guess, but does anyone know of anyone developing a practicale gauss rifle type system? e.g. can be operated easily by 1 person without lugging a science lab around with you?

Interesting stuff...

[Blackened]

You lost me at "Schwarzenegger".

[shazz]

You lost me at "Schwarzenegger".

I've got to admit, I was rolling immediately rolling my eyes for the first few seconds there

[Bourt]

I read a thing on a Gauss Pistol a while ago, but it was like a car battery with a handle and shot something like a .22 only.

[AlphaGenesys]

There's something on YouTube of a guy with 2 homemade guns that used batteries throw a projectile at 500fps or something. The were pretty decent size round from what I remember. Only in America

regards Zak

[redrum]

The technology is right, if you Google around you're find there are lots of people launching anything from marbles to mortars in some military testing.

Also way to much equipment though. No soldier wants to carry around half a dozen car batteries to fire a shot

[DaleH]

google "rail gun" for the full size version

[on_one_wheel]

Metal storm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlnMwuCZso

[mobo]

You lost me at "Schwarzenegger".

But... All his movies are documentaries right?

[mobo]

Metal storm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlnMwuCZso

Jesus

Yep, that would do you some damage.

[Aster]

'Gauss rifle' and 'Rail gun' are actually slightly different systems of propulsion. Wikipedia would be a start for technical differences...

In short though... it's a real, working technology. Hasn't been Sci-Fi for a few years...

General Atomics developed and did rain gun testing where they could launch a projectile at 16km per second.

These things are the size of cars though with a 15 meter barrel attached.

You're talking artillery here, not riflemen.

[Turkle]

The movie is total BS obviously, I'm not expecting there to be some magnetic assault rifle which flings out hundreds of rounds silently at a billion FPS, but I reckon the technology could be fascinating.

I imagine adding a good suppressor to your chosen rifle would do everything a solider would need...

Science lab not required.