Light gas gun - photo

Light gas gun of the Southwest Research Institute. The gun system is capable of achieving launch velocities up to 7 km/s.

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More:

https://www.swri.org/sites/default/f...-light-gas.pdf


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...130#post134435
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...220#post141796

Does it come with a pistol grip?

For powerful odd projectile shooters, I once was standing between the end of the tube and the target at SLAC while it was running. There was a magnetic field bending the flow of light speed particles off to the alternate target, but still knowing it was running and looking at the pits a couple of feet deep in the steel backstop makes you think...and step to the side.