Fictional Ergonomics

[bigalexe]

Sorry about the confusing title. I got to thinking about the various future guns in science fiction and action movies, and video games. Specifically I started looking at what it would take to construct the shell of a rifle from Mass Effect and wrap it around a real firearm. After some consideration I realized this thing was ridiculously oversized, bloated, and completely user-unfriendly. I then started thinking more and realized that many fictional guns seem to be oversized or otherwise unwieldy for anyone but a super-human.

Thus the question: Are there any feasible features seen on guns in fictional universes that you would like to see incorporated into real guns?

 

[Shadow 7D]

Many of the 'guns' are real guns either tweaked with aluminum or plastic molding or, just a rare type arm, like a jap '14? or a Widley wolverine for battle star galatica

others are just fiction or even paintball guns...

 

[Dnaltrop]

I can't even think of what movies I saw it in first, but the Calico helical-feed (50/100 round!)guns already have a strange enough appearance to qualify.

Local company to me, once I have a few other "needs" filled, I'll be debating the economy of their .22 vs the fun of a 9mm pistol.

 

[Claude Clay]

http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3l.html

something of interest here, perhaps?

 

[CoRoMo]

You mean to tell me that this wouldn't carry like a 642??

Is that a blue MagLite?

 

[lotus]

You mean to tell me that this wouldn't carry like a 642??

That thing looks like an ergonomic night mare. How do you shoulder it? Where's your cheek weld? Can a lefty even access the trigger?

 

[CoRoMo]

It's not a long gun, it's a handgun.

 

[ambidextrous1]

Sad to say, but the DOD research for a new combat rifle has produced a rather poor prospect. The OICW (Objective Infantry Combat Weapon) has "something for everyone", and weighs in at about 18 pounds! The BAR in WWII weighed 20 pounds.

I really feel sorry for today's infantryman. He's loaded up with all the nerw "gimmicks", and his field load keeps getting heavier and heavier.

 

[CraigC]

That thing looks like an ergonomic night mare.

Who cares, it shoots missiles!!!

 

[Dnaltrop]

Missles, nets, flamethrower, freeze spray, homing bullets, and a bright, shiny red button.

A killer would have picked up the gun and immediately asked about the little red button...

 

[M-Cameron]

i dont know....i think a lot of the blasters from star wars look like they'd be pretty user friendly...

..although i think the fact they were all built off of real life weapons may have something to do with it.....

 

[Shadow 7D]

Actually one was a old model (way before they went plastic) brass eagle paintball pistol