The Berean
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I have a preliminary design for a phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range. If anyone might want or need one let's talk. 
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The Berean
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I have a preliminary design for a phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range. If anyone might want or need one let's talk.
40 watts sounds too low to be useful. Plasma cutters require far more current, and still only go a couple of inches. A decent one for shop use but not manufacturing can be 80 amps @ 230V for 18k watts.
Of course the first thing I thought of was Ah-nold in Terminator.
http://archives.gunsandammo.com/content/276-pedersen
History repeats itself.
Immediately after WWI the U.S. Army began actively investigating the design of a semiauto rifle. By 1930 this work produced a shoot-off between two designs, one by John Garand and one by J.D. Pedersen. Both rifles used a new cartridge called Caliber .276. Accounts suggest that the competition was quite close, but the Garand was finally selected.
When the weapons-development folks approached Gen. MacArthur (then the Army Chief of Staff) with a request to build a quantity of operational test weapons, they were told that the .30-06 would remain the service caliber. The reason for this decision may have had as much to do with existing inventory as with anything else, but the decision stuck. The Garand's caliber was converted, and the rest is history.
When the weapons-development folks approached Gen. MacArthur (then the Army Chief of Staff) with a request to build a quantity of operational test weapons, they were told that the .30-06 would remain the service caliber. The reason for this decision may have had as much to do with existing inventory as with anything else, but the decision stuck. The Garand's caliber was converted, and the rest is history.
History repeats itself.
a firearms forum I visit said:
My brother-in-law has a K31. Swwwwwwwwwweet.
Another good read.
The 6.5 Grendel is probably not the best for all around usage. It is great with longer range because it needs the longer barrel. The powder needed for a proper burn with that case to bullet shape is slow burning. And as such, they lose a bunch of velocity with a short barrel. Not so with the 6.8 SPC. But the 6.8 is not good at 700 meters. Then again, most rounds are not.
And at that distance. the 6.5 is even better than the 7.62 x 51.
The 6.5 Grendel is probably not the best for all around usage. It is great with longer range because it needs the longer barrel. The powder needed for a proper burn with that case to bullet shape is slow burning. And as such, they lose a bunch of velocity with a short barrel. Not so with the 6.8 SPC. But the 6.8 is not good at 700 meters. Then again, most rounds are not.
And at that distance. the 6.5 is even better than the 7.62 x 51.
Well the Feinstien gun ban didn't pick up any traction and it looks like I made out like a bandit. The price of brand new Hi Point 995 is back down to a reasonable level. I saw a brand new one on gunbroker today with a buy it now price of $235 I think it might be time to pick up I new one. This time I will go with the TS stock.
The Berean
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Let the printing begin! :Grizzly:
World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fires over 50 rounds
World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fires over 50 rounds
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I have a preliminary design for a phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range. If anyone might want or need one let's talk.
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JosephR
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Lol@ the 40 wAtt plasma rifle , I did however make a 5 watt class three blue burning laser and have videos of me burning stuff on YouTube if anyone is interested in them. Ahh also I read that scientist have slowed down a laser beam for several min suspended ,, light sabers comes to mind
But with guns I'm a AK 47 guy vs 223 for reliability and knockdown power. I you shooting at something over 400 yards you need a different caliber altogether .. And I carried a colt M16 A/2 for 4 years and I like them but if I have a choice ima go AK
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But with guns I'm a AK 47 guy vs 223 for reliability and knockdown power. I you shooting at something over 400 yards you need a different caliber altogether .. And I carried a colt M16 A/2 for 4 years and I like them but if I have a choice ima go AK
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JosephR
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I came up with the same thought ,that a plasma,,like baseball bat is more likely then a light saber..... but the real problem was that a laser keeps going forever so the new science in slowing down the path is cool,,but yes I agree with you on that.
I think if you check we have more on the AK vs AR earlier in the thread. I don't have current plans to own either but, I would go with the AK as well. For the takes a licking and keeps on ticking factor.
As far as working on my marksmanship out to 400 yards I don't even have a place to shoot that far, but if I did I would probably be thinking bolt action of some sort.
JosephR
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Right on I feel the same way, and yup after well 300 actually I would choose my 308 bolt action.
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