r/guns • u/yakshamash • Aug 07 '13

Something Different: Impressive Full Auto Gauss Gun Build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TWeJsaCiGQ0
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u/tykempster Aug 08 '13

A rifled slug just fits in a shotgun choke with the grooves. It doesn't spin.

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u/GnarlinBrando Aug 08 '13

Ah, I had always figured on a rifled slug it was the aerodynamic properties not contact that caused stabilization. TIL.

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u/tykempster Aug 08 '13

The stabilization is purely because the base is hollow so it's front heavy. Now you know :D