Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State-owned arms maker China South Industries Group (CSGC) has released footage of its electromagnetic coil gun. Allegedly capable ...

The Chinese navy is reportedly testing the planet’s most powerful coil gun which can accelerate a 124kg projectile in a firing test to a speed of 700km/h in less than 0.05 seconds. It was the heaviest ...

The GR-1 "Anvil" is a portable, shoulder-fired gauss rifle (coil gun) from Arcflash Labs that uses a sequence of electromagnetic coils to accelerate a ferrous projectile down a smoothbore barrel. It ...

So I want to build a rail/coil gun. I've heard coil guns are easier to build, so I'll probably go with that.<P>I have a budget of around $300-$500, and tons and tons of free time. I have basic ...