Russia’s Defense Ministry has shown interest in the new electomechanical rifle the performance of which exceeds that of sniper weapons. The rifle was invented by a schoolboy in the city of Ufa.The rifle weighs nearly six kilos; it fires special cartridges that need to be magnetized in advance.
Russia’s Defense Ministry showed interest in the new weapon and asked the boy’s permission to test his rifle.
“This weapon is unique for it fires noiselessly. There is no shock of discharge and a shot does not produce a flare. No other sniper rifle can do it. I designed my own system, which I called the “Nucleus System,” the boy said.
The rifle is based on the principle of accelerating coil. The rifle is powered with electricity only. A bullet gathers speed immediately, PolitOnline reports with referecne to Life.ru.
Maxim showed his creation to his teacher of physics. The teacher sent the wunderkind to St. Petersburg, where the boy took part in “Russia’s Young Intellectuals” forum.
The 15-year-old boy took the first place at the forum and received a special invitation for practice at the defense ministry. All further tests of Maxim’s weapon will be conducted under the guidance of ministerial scientists.
The boy will assemble three other rifles in St. Petersburg during one month. If the tests are successful, it is not ruled out that the electromagnetic sniper rifle will be launched into serial production for the needs of the Russian armed forces.
ha! maybe in another 5 years. all lights are burning red on my bullshit-detector.
Nothing stated about range and accuracy, or what happens when it gets wet.
Plenty of time to focus on that. The interesting thing here is re-imagining of how projectiles are launched. What it launches and how they're stabilized is only limited by the imagination. If the concept is sound there’s no reason to expect this to stay a "small-arm".
Good point on the weapon specs, what does happen if it gets wet? Electric shock in a mile radius Oo.
This isn't new. He's going to be sued by the patent holder if he tries to do anything with it.
Yea i'm sure that the patent holder will really sue him in russia...
"This isn't new. He's going to be sued by the patent holder if he tries to do anything with it."
You're absolutely retarded.
yea some colleges have spend years working on this type of rail gun, and a kid made one,
would solar flares and cell phones affect its performance?
Not bull in this case... This is a basic magnetic rail gun, but is not silent if the projectile goes supersonic and isn't likely to be a long-range sniper if it isn't supersonic. If the projectile is spun on its center axis, accuracy can be reasonable, but the projectile's kinetic energy is probably limited and the power source is likely to be rather large. Anybody invested in extension cords?