Hey LL... Can you get some of these for Testing?

[sirhrmechanic]

Will L5 ‘Ribbon’ Rifle Make It To the Army?

Martin Grier invented the five-barrel electronic rifle in his garage in Colorado Springs, for which he spent $500,000 out of his pocket.

sofrep.com

This technology is starting to look more and more interesting...

@lowlight ... you are right down the road. How about getting us some for testing? I'll gladly give it a review!

It's only a matter of time before the power density is sufficient to make these viable.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[diverdon]

I guess it would be interesting if for some oddball reason a guy could not get an m-16.

 

[Lowlight]

I didn’t see an address is there a shop or just the guys house ?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I didn’t see an address is there a shop or just the guys house ?

I think his R&D facility is his house/garage. Though who knows how big his "Garage" is. (I say knowingly...)

I'll dig around and see what I can find. Could make a very cool podcast!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[babyguppy]

L5 rifle can fire up to 15,000 rounds on just one battery (keep the electric battery powered tank close )
6,000 RPM wow, so theoretically, 2.15 (estimate) mins worth of firing before battery's dead.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

PM Sent, LL.

Sirhr

 

[stefan73]

@TheHorta has like five of those in his kitchen. Just saying

 

[stefan73]

L5 rifle can fire up to 15,000 rounds on just one battery (keep the electric battery powered tank close )
6,000 RPM wow, so theoretically, 2.15 (estimate) mins worth of firing before battery's dead.

That ammo bill would suck!

 

[Blue Sky Country]

Charge block caseless ammunition with propellant molded into the block itself and consumed upon firing... That is literally EXACTLY how the 10mm rounds of the US Colonial Marines' ARMAT M41A pulse rifles in the Aliens movies operate.

 

[Son of Dorn]

Charge block caseless ammunition with propellant molded into the block itself and consumed upon firing... That is literally EXACTLY how the 10mm rounds of the US Colonial Marines' ARMAT M41A pulse rifles in the Aliens movies operate.

What was that HK rifle they had for a minute there? Used long bars of caseless ammo, weird little dial to charge the weapon? Had a built-in optic, too. It showed up in the OG Call of Duty: Black Ops for all of one mission, when it wouldn't be made for another 20 years.

 

[Maggot]

FD Munitions​

https://www.fdmunitions.com



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[Blue Sky Country]

What was that HK rifle they had for a minute there? Used long bars of caseless ammo, weird little dial to charge the weapon? Had a built-in optic, too. It showed up in the OG Call of Duty: Black Ops for all of one mission, when it wouldn't be made for another 20 years.

G11 "Space" gun. A straight outta the 1960s Space Age design meant partially for future missions on orbital stations, the Moon, and elsewhere. At the same time the US was experimenting with the Gyrojet. That was truly an era when everybody thought that space colonization would be beginning in a few years time and the cold war between the Eastern Bloc and the western democracies would go hot in space.

HK G11

 

[Son of Dorn]

G11 "Space" gun. A straight outta the 1960s Space Age design meant partially for future missions on orbital stations, the Moon, and elsewhere. At the same time the US was experimenting with the Gyrojet. That was truly an era when everybody thought that space colonization would be beginning in a few years time and the cold war between the Eastern Bloc and the western democracies would go hot in space.

HK G11

That's the one. They used a cast of a prototype mockup as the base for the DEW in Demolition Man, too.

 

[Cardboard55]

This was being promoted in 2018

This ‘Ribbon Gun’ can fire 5 rounds at nearly 4,000 fps — in one shot

The L5 has a rate of fire over a mind-boggling 250 rounds per second, and can send its bullets streaking to their targets at over 2500 miles per hour.

www.militarytimes.com

Vid in this article:

Forward Defense Munitions L5 Caseless Ammo 5-Bore Rifle - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ SHOT Show’s NEXT area is an exhibit hall for start-ups and small companies. It’s always full of interesting products and fresh ideas, and Forward Defense Munitions certainly had something unique to show off . . . The L5 uses charge block ammunition that’s fed...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

6mm, doesn't say if barrel is a solid block with multiple bores or fabricated from 5 barrels, probably former, heavy unless a block of something light with steel sleeves bores.

No word on recoil, since some energy isn't used to cycle the gun.

Logistics would be interesting: cost of a 5-pack ammo block vs. 5 individual rounds.

Navy got burned with their wunder-rounds on the Zumwalts. Per round cost went through the roof. A machined, fabricated or molded ammo block might get pricey.

Lastly, that jump to the lands...seating the bullets in the recess without canting them,

 

[kc7pwx]

I'll keep my ar-15 as it can't be taken out by an EMP.
And I can reload for it instead of being reliant on what is probably a proprietary design.
I would probably still by one if I had the means though for fun.

 

[JbBooks]

Charge block caseless ammunition with propellant molded into the block itself and consumed upon firing... That is literally EXACTLY how the 10mm rounds of the US Colonial Marines' ARMAT M41A pulse rifles in the Aliens movies operate.

Caseless ammo, with a propellant molded onto the projectile……. surely someone’s done that. Oh yeah, daisy did with their VL rifles back in the 60’s. Pretty cutting edge shit!

 

[SmartDonkey]

^or the rocket ball in the 1850's.

 

[turbo_bird]

G11 "Space" gun. A straight outta the 1960s Space Age design meant partially for future missions on orbital stations, the Moon, and elsewhere. At the same time the US was experimenting with the Gyrojet. That was truly an era when everybody thought that space colonization would be beginning in a few years time and the cold war between the Eastern Bloc and the western democracies would go hot in space.

HK G11

Fun fact, I'm pretty sure the G11 is prohibited by name in Canada. Someone got hold of a copy of gun digest or something back in the early 90's, and circled all the scary looking guns that needed to be banned. I guess that means we probably won't be able to get the L5 here either.
Kristian

 

[Maser]

So volley guns are making a comeback huh?

 

[iceng]

All I can think of is .. dardick tround.

Dardick tround - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[sirhrmechanic]

So volley guns are making a comeback huh?

They never really left…

Look up Metalstorm! Another fun toy from the early 2000’s.

Sirhr

 

[6.5SH]

They never really left…

Look up Metalstorm! Another fun toy from the early 2000’s.

Sirhr

Was going to say, this thing looks like the lovechild of a G11 and a Metalstorm.

 

[Maser]

They never really left…

Look up Metalstorm! Another fun toy from the early 2000’s.

Sirhr

I think I posted that vid awhile back. Isn't that the "gun" that could fire like over a million RPM?

 

[iceng]

Sorta. Multi proj per barrel. Think shotgun mag tube, or sorta like fireworks, the way they are stacked ontop of each other

Genius.

 

[cas6969]

^or the rocket ball in the 1850's.

When I started reading the OP and saw "ribbon rifle", I immediately thought Maynard tape primer conversions and was momentarily confused.

Now that I've read the whole thread, I'm still confused.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I think I posted that vid awhile back. Isn't that the "gun" that could fire like over a million RPM?

Yes. Electronic volley gun in its “arrayed” iteratiin.

Sirhr