http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/20/laser-gun-from-the-60s/ Firearms not Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:29 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/20/laser-gun-from-the-60s/#comment-10224 boby yo Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:40:26 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5696#comment-10224 im looking for a picture of a laser invented in the 60s im looking for a picture of a laser invented in the 60s

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/20/laser-gun-from-the-60s/#comment-7665 OldeForce Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:38:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5696#comment-7665 Back in the '80s, a friend worked on a similar project for a weapon to use in space. Seems that a .45 1911, on a center-of-mass fitting, worked better than anything else. [There are lubricants that will keep a 1911 working in space, honest!] The laser had to have a "constant on" setting, so that it could be used as a knife/sword. Punching a hole didn't quarantee the target would be taken out of action. Also, there's the problem of firing up the laser. To be weapon-grade, you'd need much more electricity than mentioned in the article, or chemicals that are more of a danger to the user than the laser is to the target. This, of course, is all heresay or rumor. Back in the ’80s, a friend worked on a similar project for a weapon to use in space. Seems that a .45 1911, on a center-of-mass fitting, worked better than anything else. [There are lubricants that will keep a 1911 working in space, honest!] The laser had to have a “constant on” setting, so that it could be used as a knife/sword. Punching a hole didn’t quarantee the target would be taken out of action.
Also, there’s the problem of firing up the laser. To be weapon-grade, you’d need much more electricity than mentioned in the article, or chemicals that are more of a danger to the user than the laser is to the target.
This, of course, is all heresay or rumor.

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