Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "ArcFlash Labs EMG-02 CoilGun: Making SciFi Weapons Into Reality" video.

🤔 Interesting tech experiment.. it has a lot of thought out ideas here. A practical power source. A practical size. No recoil and no flash or sound. I would think some sort of fin stabilized projectile would take care of accuracy issues? It's not a game changer, yet. But I could definitely see as a first step away from using combustion of chemicals to propel projectiles.
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@MacSalterson a fin stabilized sabot is not complex.
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@pctrashtalk2069 a thin stabilized projectile is the better way to go. Just like tanks use smoothbore guns and sabot rounds.
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Q&A question? We have seen the creation of guided artillery projectiles. Is it possible in the future to create a small arms projectile capable of mid-flight guidance? Sort of a real life version of what we have seen in films of bullet able to curve or turn? Is it actually possible to make a smart bullet?
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I would think a thin stabilized projectile would make more sense?
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@BRBMrSoul the easier solution is a fin stabilized sabot.
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@chrisstephens6673 you use a fin stabilized projectile sabot. Like they use on tank guns. They use smoothbore.
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@connorbaz5980 you do like tank guns use. They use a smooth bore with a sabot.
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@MrAirpumpkin that would impart friction and cause heat buildup.
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@spencerh103 doesn't seem to be an issue in the real world.
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@thomasbecker9676 who are they?
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@MrAirpumpkin you yourself said you wanted to make a projectile like a minie ball. How else are you going to engage The rifling without expansion? And as you increase the frictional heat that's going to reduce the conductivity of the coils.
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@MrAirpumpkin a fin stabilized projectile kind of meets the same purpose. And if you want to get really fancy? Hopefully one day we will able to make guided projectiles that small.
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@spencerh103 I'm very familiar with firearms and projectile physics.
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