This is probably more "nasty welt" territory than anything else. Keep in mind a 9mm handgun fires a projectile at over 1100 feet per second, with muzzle energy in the 350-400 ft/lb range. The projectiles seem to be much heavier here but cross-sectional density and the resulting ballistics coefficient, which is an important aspect in both internal and external ballistics, is probably much lower with the coilgun projectile due to the difference in lead and copper vs a less dense ferrous alloy. 14.6 ft/lbs is more what a very nice .22 pellet rifle could do.
Keep in mind this goes about the same speed as an ordinary adult can throw a baseball and weighs about 1/3rd as much. Every day one MLB player gets hits by a ball going faster than this and it does hurt, but it is far from needing a firearms license.
I have a compressed air cannon that will shoot a Nerf football over 100 yards. It delivers a lot more energy than this, and it is not classified as a firearm (at least in my state).
@why not the LS2LS7? but your forgetting that sense the baseball is much larger it has more surface area, plus its much softer than metal. so it doesn't put all of that energy into the same space as that "bullet".
Not in Canada, as long as it is not a replica gun ( Looks like the real thing) or under 500 fps. Airsoft guns have to have clear parts and orange tips.
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Thats 43g at 100 feet per second = 19.8 joules of energy or 14.6 foot pounds,
With a range of about 13m or 45 feet
Source= http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=/articles/fps_limits/fps_calc.htm
Thats a shit load of energy there....
Considering 1 joule is the max allowed for airsoft in the UK because 1 joule won't puncture the skin this this could be deadly....
You would probably need a firearms license for this.
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This is probably more "nasty welt" territory than anything else. Keep in mind a 9mm handgun fires a projectile at over 1100 feet per second, with muzzle energy in the 350-400 ft/lb range. The projectiles seem to be much heavier here but cross-sectional density and the resulting ballistics coefficient, which is an important aspect in both internal and external ballistics, is probably much lower with the coilgun projectile due to the difference in lead and copper vs a less dense ferrous alloy. 14.6 ft/lbs is more what a very nice .22 pellet rifle could do.
Fuck. When did engadget turn into CSI?
It's WAY too early in the morning for this kind of talk!
Keep in mind this goes about the same speed as an ordinary adult can throw a baseball and weighs about 1/3rd as much. Every day one MLB player gets hits by a ball going faster than this and it does hurt, but it is far from needing a firearms license.
I have a compressed air cannon that will shoot a Nerf football over 100 yards. It delivers a lot more energy than this, and it is not classified as a firearm (at least in my state).
@why not the LS2LS7?
but your forgetting that sense the baseball is much larger it has more surface area, plus its much softer than metal. so it doesn't put all of that energy into the same space as that "bullet".
The only way to be sure is to shoot some people with one.
Not in Canada, as long as it is not a replica gun ( Looks like the real thing) or under 500 fps. Airsoft guns have to have clear parts and orange tips.