Comments on: No Noise From Electric Rifle

By: Jay Fricker

Jay Fricker — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:06:19 +0000

IS THE NOISE FROM A GUN CAUSED BY POWDER EXPLODING OR THE BULLIT BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER?
MY THINKING IS THAT, THE NOISE IS CAUSED BY BOTH

By: nlpnt

nlpnt — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:05:09 +0000

Duck Hunt?
Woof, heh heh heh heh woof.

By: StanFlouride

StanFlouride — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:00:15 +0000

Charlie-
What’s the story on the cover? It looks like they’re talking about kamikaze’s in 1933, about 11 years ahead of their deployment.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:31:39 +0000

Mike,

I got to use a system like that a few years ago when I went to an open house for a National Guard unit. I was REALLY good at it too . . . because it was based on the Duck Hunt game that my daughters had for their Nintendo system! The had changed the picture and added some sound and “kick” but it worked the same way, so I cleaned up on everyone else there (including the soldiers who were doing the demo ;^)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:25:24 +0000

If firing a gun makes you a bundle of nerves perhaps joining the military isn’t a good idea.

I saw somewhere that they are using something similar now. However this one uses air to simulate recoil and there is audio feedback. (You don’t need the ear protection that you use with a standard rifle.) The objects are all computer generated and the weapons follow the specs of the field weapons.
Same idea as above.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:27:14 +0000

It helps train muscle memory, so helps learning the real thing faster. Learn the good habits with a gun like object so they will be automatic when the rifle is actually used, less expensive training.

By: Eamon

Eamon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:03:06 +0000

Why bother? They’re still going to have to fire a real gun sometime, headache or not.