Building the electromagnetic coil gun. The simplified edition is very cheap and easy to build (and requires no explosive propellant!). The following circuit is what I designed and built: Electronics ...

Here at Hackaday, we’re all about repurposing old items you no longer use. Reader [Liquider] wrote in to share his latest creation, a coil gun built from an old Airsoft pistol. He removed a ...

7 thoughts on “ Electromagnetic Coil Gun ” Kevin says: February 17, 2005 at 3:57 am When i first came across Greg’s page about 3 years ago i became interested in coiling. Want an ...

S tate-owned arms maker China South Industries Group (CSGC) has released footage of its electromagnetic coil gun. Allegedly capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute, the prototype represents a ...

A Chinese electromagnetic coil gun capable of firing at 3,000 rounds per minute – a rate that obliterates traditional firearms and greatly surpasses US commercial models by orders of magnitude ...

I don’t know what kind of school this kid goes to, but I doubt my shop teacher would have allowed me to build an electromagnetic coil gun that can send a round through a soda can. Aside from the ...

This homemade gun uses electromagnetic coils to send steel rods flying at a speed of 138 feet per second. Pressing the trigger loads a steel rod into the barrel, where the first electromagnetic ...

A 120mm-calibre (4 inches wide) electromagnetic coil mortar test device at the Sandia National Laboratories in the United States is one of the closest rivals to the Chinese coil gun. Among the largest ...

CHINA’S military is testing the “world’s most powerful gun” that can launch shells at an incredible speed of 2,200mph. The futuristic Sci-fi weapon can reportedly fire a mis… ...

O'Neill suggested using "mass drivers" based on a coil gun design to accelerate a non-magnetic object. One application for mass drivers was launching moon-derived materials into lunar orbit for in ...

State-owned arms maker China South Industries Group (CSGC) has released footage of its electromagnetic coil gun. Allegedly capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute, the prototype represents a ...