Article R27R This 3D-printed, portable railgun fires slugs at 560 miles per hour

This 3D-printed, portable railgun fires slugs at 560 miles per hour

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Cory Doctorow
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David Wirth 3D printed a 20lb railgun that fires copper-plated tungsten slugs with 1,800 joules of energy, firing them at 560mph, with so much force that they vaporize on contact with a steel-backed target. (more")

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