I was thinking about metal storm and how the technology could be applied to CCW.
I know the main selling point for the system is rate of fire, and I am aware of all the logistical issues and nightmares of it as a combat weapon. I like traditional setups for combat. But lets think of the civilian market for a minute.
If one was intentionaly designed to fire 1 round per pull of the trigger, the way the bullets are stacked in the barrel could make CCW smaller than ever.
Basicly all that is required is the barrel and the electrical system. The electrical system can be smaller than a single round of ammunition.
Many people use 5-10 round guns for CCW already, so capacity is not an issue, and reloading is not usualy necessary in civilian defensive situations, especialy considering you would already have double the rounds of a revolver.
I think it could revolutionalize CCW. No slide, no extra bulk, no wheel, just a barrel and the bare minimum of a grip to hold it, perhaps even a collapsible or foldout grip that locks into place! It wouldn't have to be much bigger than a mini mag light and could still fire rounds equal in energy with all our standard defensive rounds.
You could even make a streamlined deringer version as small as existing deringers but with 10-15+ defensive round capacity!
The only handgun version I see they have already designed has lots of unnecessary bulk to give it a familiar shape, extra barrels, and is full auto and not suitable for the civilian market. So I am obviously not talking about an existing firearm, just the metal storm technology used to create the smallest most compact high capacity CCW weapon!
I know we usualy dismiss metal storm, but for this purpose I think it could excel. You really don't need anything more than the barrel and a small area to hold enough juice and electrical components to fire a relatively small number of rounds.
Picture a mini mag light, where the end with the light is the slightly bulked part to hold the electrical components, and then a handle that folds out alongside it. You can add safety disconnects so it will only fire when the handle is extended etc of course. Or have a permanent handle, giving up some of its compactness, but still being smaller than any existing firearm, especialy onces chambered in defensive calibers.
There you have it, a firearm that will hold about as many rounds as your current firearm and is no bigger than the barrel of your current firearm.
Now of course I think it would be very difficult to get ATF approval for such a weapon since with an electrical ignition system it could be easily modified to full auto, but legality aside, what do people think about the concept?
I know the main selling point for the system is rate of fire, and I am aware of all the logistical issues and nightmares of it as a combat weapon. I like traditional setups for combat. But lets think of the civilian market for a minute.
If one was intentionaly designed to fire 1 round per pull of the trigger, the way the bullets are stacked in the barrel could make CCW smaller than ever.
Basicly all that is required is the barrel and the electrical system. The electrical system can be smaller than a single round of ammunition.
Many people use 5-10 round guns for CCW already, so capacity is not an issue, and reloading is not usualy necessary in civilian defensive situations, especialy considering you would already have double the rounds of a revolver.
I think it could revolutionalize CCW. No slide, no extra bulk, no wheel, just a barrel and the bare minimum of a grip to hold it, perhaps even a collapsible or foldout grip that locks into place! It wouldn't have to be much bigger than a mini mag light and could still fire rounds equal in energy with all our standard defensive rounds.
You could even make a streamlined deringer version as small as existing deringers but with 10-15+ defensive round capacity!
The only handgun version I see they have already designed has lots of unnecessary bulk to give it a familiar shape, extra barrels, and is full auto and not suitable for the civilian market. So I am obviously not talking about an existing firearm, just the metal storm technology used to create the smallest most compact high capacity CCW weapon!
I know we usualy dismiss metal storm, but for this purpose I think it could excel. You really don't need anything more than the barrel and a small area to hold enough juice and electrical components to fire a relatively small number of rounds.
Picture a mini mag light, where the end with the light is the slightly bulked part to hold the electrical components, and then a handle that folds out alongside it. You can add safety disconnects so it will only fire when the handle is extended etc of course. Or have a permanent handle, giving up some of its compactness, but still being smaller than any existing firearm, especialy onces chambered in defensive calibers.
There you have it, a firearm that will hold about as many rounds as your current firearm and is no bigger than the barrel of your current firearm.
Now of course I think it would be very difficult to get ATF approval for such a weapon since with an electrical ignition system it could be easily modified to full auto, but legality aside, what do people think about the concept?
