# coil gun future hunting rifle/defense pistol?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [November 20, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551 "2012-11-20T10:43:14Z")
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### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551/1 "2012-11-20T10:43:14Z")

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[ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEgg7d8ZsU&playnext=1&list=PL85D6229E43C9F6AC&feature=results\_main[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEgg7d8ZsU&playnext=1&list=PL85D6229E43C9F6AC&feature=results_main%5B/ame%5D)

old tech but great

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### Author: ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551/2 "2012-11-20T11:14:17Z")

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what the heck does it shoot? a laser?

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### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551/3 "2012-11-20T11:34:40Z")

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> [@WTB: HID Bulbs, who has them locally?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-hid-bulbs-who-has-them-locally/51093/8):
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> what the heck does it shoot? a laser?

nope it shoots a projectile

[http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/01/27/top-5-coil-guns/](http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/01/27/top-5-coil-guns/)

this is a laser [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rl3w8nG1kU[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rl3w8nG1kU%5B/ame%5D)

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### Author: ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coil-gun-future-hunting-rifle-defense-pistol/265551/4 "2012-11-20T17:57:33Z")

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Built one of those in highschool, mine was only single stage, but I had a lot more capacitor behind mine. If I make another one I’ll probably make it optically triggered with multiple stages.