Unconventional Firearms The ROCKET Pistol

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The Gyrojet was a family of unconventional firearms developed by Robert Mainhardt in the 1960s. Rather than conventional bullets, Gyrojets fired small rockets called Microjets which had little recoil and did not require a heavy barrel or chamber to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. • The inherent difference between a conventional firearm and a rocket is that the projectile of a conventional firearm builds up to its maximum speed in the barrel of the firearm, the rocket continues to accelerate as long as the fuel burns. The burn time for a Gyrojet rocket was 1/10 of a second. • Spin stabilization of the Gyrojet was provided by angling the tiny rocket ports. The rocket exited the barrel with low energy, and accelerated until the fuel was exhausted at about 60 feet (18 metres), at which point the 180-grain rocket had a velocity of about 1250 feet per second (380 m/s). • The Gyrojet was tested by the US Army. One issue was that the vent ports allowed humid air into the fuel, where it made the combustion considerably less reliable. Versions of the Gyrojet that were tested were inaccurate, cumbersome, slow loading, and unreliable. • About 1000 of the Gyrojet pistols were produced. A few saw service in the Vietnam War, and were featured in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice . The technology did not offer enough advantages over conventional small arms to survive. Long out of production, today Gyrojets are a coveted collector's item and original ammunition can cost over $100 per round. • Music: www.bensound.com • Music: Summon the Rawk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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