Is this sci-fi or nah..?

[armedindy]

iPeg - I, Pascal Eggert

 

[MCgrease08]

iPeg - I, Pascal Eggert

Well the guy is a visual designer and he has that project listed under the concept design page of his website.

I'd say it's more of a mockup than a real thing at the moment, but it does look pretty cool.

 

[dbrier]

I'm going to say sci-fi.
Mythbusters did an episode where they tried to change the path of a handgun bullet using huge magnets. It didn't work.
Trying to change the path of a .50 BMG would be even harder. I'm going to say the power required to change the path of that bullet would require a Mr. Fusion strapped to the gun.

Electromagnetic Watch MiniMyth | MythBusters | Discovery

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Science fiction at this point. And false in at least one part of his claims: "The EPIC A3 with SIS-Barrel is the most accurate traditional ammunition shooting system in the world and the only handheld firearm that can hit targets without the need to aim. " He doesn't address HOW the round reaches its target - or how the target is designated - if the weapon hasn't been "aimed." I won't believe it even if I see it myself. (It would be pretty cool, though, if it were true.)

 

[Shiver]

So it says that its magnetic and works on every available ammo type. Someone please remind me again which non-ferrous metal in the bullet is magnetic, is it the lead or the copper?

 

[shibumiseeker]

So it says that its magnetic and works on every available ammo type. Someone please remind me again which non-ferrous metal in the bullet is magnetic, is it the lead or the copper?

Caveat: I didn't look at the link, nor am I making any comment on the claims therein, but any conductive material moving through a magnetic field will develop an electromagnetic response.

Magnetic damping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So a material only needs to be conductive and moving, not ferrous, to be affected by a magnet.

 

[Shiver]

Caveat: I didn't look at the link, nor am I making any comment on the claims therein, but any conductive material moving through a magnetic field will develop an electromagnetic response.

Magnetic damping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So a material only needs to be conductive and moving, not ferrous, to be affected by a magnet.

Oh, cool. Well I learned something. Thanks!

 

[shibumiseeker]

Oh, cool. Well I learned something. Thanks!

If you own one of the better balance beams for reloading you'll have a large flat aluminum or bass/copper plate on the end of the beam that passes between two magnets. That plate develops a magnetic field when it moves that dampens the movement of the beam. The faster the plate moves the stronger the field and once the beam has stopped moving the plate no longer has a magnetic field so the magnets on the frame don't affect the measurement.

And there's some really cool physics tricks that use the same principle that us nerds can use to impress people :-)

http://regentsprep.org/regents/physics/phys08/clenslaw/

 

[david890]

So it says that its magnetic and works on every available ammo type. Someone please remind me again which non-ferrous metal in the bullet is magnetic, is it the lead or the copper?

Iron, aluminum, nickel and cobalt all have magnetic properties, thus the ALNICO magnets you find in the typical school lab.

While the concept seems plausible, I suspect the energy requirements make it more than a stand-alone device at this time. If there were a working prototype (not necessarily hand-held), I'm sure DARPA would have taken up the project (though lately it seems they want a working device before getting onboard a project).

 

[david890]

And there's some really cool physics tricks that use the same principle that us nerds can use to impress people :-)

Physics Zone - Lenz's Law

Take a 4' section of 1/2" copper pipe and cut a narrow channel down its length. Drop a 1/2" cork thru the pipe and it falls like you'd expect. Drop a 1/2" rare-earth magnet, and you'll get a surprise!!

 

[eldirector]

Interesting... it has no real barrel, so no real rifling? While the hi-tech can aim it, there is no way a .50 Cal round will be stable in flight without spinning.

 

[Dead Duck]

Check out the "Tech Specs" page and scroll down to "Size Comparison".

Now tell me how serious they are.

 

[eldirector]

Check out the "Tech Specs" page and scroll down to "Size Comparison".

Now tell me how serious they are.

Yeah. It totally got me. Look at the Colors and Variations page.

 

[Dead Duck]

Yeah. It totally got me. Look at the Colors and Variations page.

OK - That's strange stuff.....I'll take 2 please.

Go to his "About Me" and look at his "Special Achievements".

 

[Thor]

That may be a bit Buck Rodgers but there is this: https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/bullet/#.VOZPwS6Wr4Y

 

[nra4ever]

Bad ass. I want 1

 

[japartridge]

The fact that there is a share button on the weapon is just a little wrong!

 

[ModernGunner]

Ever since that ridiculously stupid movie, "Wanted"...

"The Fifth Element" also had a similar firearm (which may be where this guy got the idea), but at least that was a sci-fi fantasy movie.

 

[dbrier]

If I had a handheld weapon that had an energy source capable of creating a magnetic field strong enough to change the path of a bullet, I'd just go straight to powering a rail gun or a laser.

 

[Thor]

Ever since that ridiculously stupid movie, "Wanted"...

"The Fifth Element" also had a similar firearm (which may be where this guy got the idea), but at least that was a sci-fi fantasy movie.

The ever popular repeat button!

Also, "GI Joe II"...because obviously you could react fast enough to change a bullets path in flight in a significant way.

There was also the weapon that Gene Simmons (of KISS fame) used in the movie with Tom Selleck called "Runaway" IIRC. But I think those were more like pistol sized heat seeking missiles that would chase down a specific person when locked on. A number of ideas in that movie were ahead of the curve.