Gun
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Ryan Hyde recently designed a heavy-duty gun safe that ditches the usual key and combination locks in favor of an electronic one. Once a firearm is secured safely inside, the Gun Box unlocks with an RFID-equipped bracelet or ring, via a fingerprint scan, or a combination of the two.
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Paintball gun design has remained about the same since the sport began, but an upcoming product could change the game entirely. The Strikeloader is a battery-operated backpack that feeds paintballs directly into a gun, eliminating the need for a regular loader while holding six times as much ammo.
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Most sofas may hide a pull-out bed or some drink holders, but a new piece of furniture from Heracles Research Corp. is designed to store an arsenal. Besides offering a comfy place to sit, the CouchBunker conceals a large gun safe and provides some protection with bullet-resistant cushions.
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Michigan-based Sintercore is billing its Auxetik as the first commercial 3D printed firearm muzzle brake. Made of Inconel alloy using a laser additive manufacturing process, the Auxetik is designed to tame the recoil and muzzle rise of AR-15 pistols chambered for .223 caliber rounds.
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The Nerf Vulcan Sentry Gun automatically locates targets and unleashes a stream of foam darts at over seven times the usual speed, but allows its owner to pass by unscathed.
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The Inteliscope Tactical Rifle Adapter and app allows gun owners to mount their iPhone or iPod Touch to a firearm and use it as a sight with a heads-up display.
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A single shot 3D-printed plastic pistol called the Liberator has been successfully test fired in the US.
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Once assembled, the build-it-yourself cardboard rifle kit by Paper Shooters is capable of shooting paper pellets up to 75 feet (22 meters).
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SciencePurdue University's Professor Mark French and his graduate students, Craig Zehrung and Jim Stratton, have built an air gun that fires a ping-pong ball at over Mach 1.2 (900 mph or 1,448 km/h).