The Future of Firearm - The Firearms Forum

WaterBleu · 04-05-2009, 01:03 AM

First of all I'm not sure if I post in the right section. If I posted at the wrong section please move this post to the corresponding thread.

Back to the business. For my assignment I'm to do research on the future of the firearm. But after searching on google for a good hour and half. I'm not sure what it the lastest firearm that's out there. and What the firearm development team has in mind for the future firearm. So I was hoping I could get some information from you guys.

Articals/reference like the latest gun that was introduced, or latest future model they have.

Thanks in advance.

kingnothingugm · 04-05-2009, 01:28 AM

Do a keyword search for "metalstorm" and "cornershot".

LurpyGeek · 04-05-2009, 10:06 AM

That is a very interesting topic, but it could go a lot of different directions.

You could take it as the future of the firearm politically. How might laws and social perception continue to evolve?

You could also take it to be a technical question about how ammunition and operating systems will evolve. This can be broken up further depending on whether you're speaking of military weapons (sniper rifle, carbine, PDW... I think PDWs are going to be big in the near future), civilian weapons (CCW, home defense, sporting).

The suggestions above my post are good ones. You could also look into caseless ammunition. It's been tried a few times in the past, but not really successfully.

carver · 04-05-2009, 10:21 AM

Check out http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-w...e-weapons.html
You can get all the info listed above, pluss lots more. You also get to watch the video's if you haven't seen these future weapons in action!

WaterBleu · 04-06-2009, 01:34 AM

this assignment is going for the technical way not the political
also including some possbile imagination of mine to do the trick.

I spend like an hr yesterday watching future weapons~ so fun!!!

armedandsafe · 04-06-2009, 02:22 PM

I think caseless ammunition will come about. It is going to be cheaper for manufacture in military quantities and the drawbacks are going to be overcome with advancing technology.

Cased ammunition is not going to go away, just because of the reloading capability that offers. Not even considering how long existing guns which use cased ammo are going to last.

Electric ignition is not going to be anything but a toy for a long time, because of the need to carry backup power sources with you. That adds to the carry load weight and bulk.

Advances in metalurgy and carbon fiber and such is going to lighten weapons and extend the life of barrels and actions for high fire-rate weapons. Actions are going to have to figure out recoil absorbing schemes to overcome the drawback of lighter weapons of high power.

Just some thoughts from an old phart.

Pops

LurpyGeek · 04-06-2009, 06:18 PM

I like Future Weapons as well, but I can hardly watch it for more than a few minutes. Can't stand the host.

You could look into new / unique operating systems as well. The operating systems of most firearm designs are at least decades old, some older.

Look up the TDI Kriss for something newer.

04-05-2009, 01:03 AM	#1
WaterBleu Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	The Future of Firearm First of all I'm not sure if I post in the right section. If I posted at the wrong section please move this post to the corresponding thread. Back to the business. For my assignment I'm to do research on the future of the firearm. But after searching on google for a good hour and half. I'm not sure what it the lastest firearm that's out there. and What the firearm development team has in mind for the future firearm. So I was hoping I could get some information from you guys. Articals/reference like the latest gun that was introduced, or latest future model they have. Thanks in advance. -->

04-05-2009, 01:28 AM	#2
kingnothingugm V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL Posts: 274	Re: The Future of Firearm Do a keyword search for "metalstorm" and "cornershot". __________________ Freedom is not being able to do what you want, whenever you feel like it. Freedom is being willing to die defending your right to do so. -- Me Those who fight deserve our respect, wether they win or lose. -- Me

04-05-2009, 10:06 AM	#3
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: The Future of Firearm That is a very interesting topic, but it could go a lot of different directions. You could take it as the future of the firearm politically. How might laws and social perception continue to evolve? You could also take it to be a technical question about how ammunition and operating systems will evolve. This can be broken up further depending on whether you're speaking of military weapons (sniper rifle, carbine, PDW... I think PDWs are going to be big in the near future), civilian weapons (CCW, home defense, sporting). The suggestions above my post are good ones. You could also look into caseless ammunition. It's been tried a few times in the past, but not really successfully. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

04-05-2009, 10:21 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,266	Re: The Future of Firearm Check out http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-w...e-weapons.html You can get all the info listed above, pluss lots more. You also get to watch the video's if you haven't seen these future weapons in action! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 04-05-2009 at 10:23 AM..

04-06-2009, 01:34 AM	#5
WaterBleu Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	Re: The Future of Firearm this assignment is going for the technical way not the political also including some possbile imagination of mine to do the trick. I spend like an hr yesterday watching future weapons~ so fun!!!

04-06-2009, 02:22 PM	#6
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: The Future of Firearm I think caseless ammunition will come about. It is going to be cheaper for manufacture in military quantities and the drawbacks are going to be overcome with advancing technology. Cased ammunition is not going to go away, just because of the reloading capability that offers. Not even considering how long existing guns which use cased ammo are going to last. Electric ignition is not going to be anything but a toy for a long time, because of the need to carry backup power sources with you. That adds to the carry load weight and bulk. Advances in metalurgy and carbon fiber and such is going to lighten weapons and extend the life of barrels and actions for high fire-rate weapons. Actions are going to have to figure out recoil absorbing schemes to overcome the drawback of lighter weapons of high power. Just some thoughts from an old phart. Pops

04-06-2009, 06:18 PM	#7
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: The Future of Firearm I like Future Weapons as well, but I can hardly watch it for more than a few minutes. Can't stand the host. You could look into new / unique operating systems as well. The operating systems of most firearm designs are at least decades old, some older. Look up the TDI Kriss for something newer. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.