Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Goofy old things...kinda cool really. I used to always run across one or two of them at the occasional gun show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I've seen waaaaaaay more Gyrojets in person that I have ammunition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, Boogieman said: I've seen waaaaaaay more Gyrojets in person that I have ammunition. Now that I’m recalling it, I do remember ammoless gyrogets were significantly lower priced than ones that had 10-12 rockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 I wonder if anyone is still producing the ammo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 It reminds me of the Hale rocket: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, minervadoe said: It reminds me of the Hale rocket: That was really forward-thinking, for that era. I had never heard of it. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 BATFE doesn't allow rocket powered ammunition any longer. What killed it was the fact that the projectile was slow upon leaving the barrel and it had to accelerate up to maximum speed, so at close range, it wasn't exactly a paragon of effectiveness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, blueiron said: BATFE doesn't allow rocket powered ammunition any longer. What killed it was the fact that the projectile was slow upon leaving the barrel and it had to accelerate up to maximum speed, so at close range, it wasn't exactly a paragon of effectiveness. Makes sense. Still, it is too bad that the idea’s development wasn’t pursued. I wonder where it could have gone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Eric said: Makes sense. Still, it is too bad that the idea’s development wasn’t pursued. I wonder where it could have gone? The military played with the concept for small arms in the 1960's, but even they gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 Just now, blueiron said: The military played with the concept for small arms in the 1960's, but even they gave up. I want one of those guided missile pistols like Gene Simmons carried in that Tom Selleck movie, Runaway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 http://www.deathwind.com/review_5.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 11, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, blueiron said: http://www.deathwind.com/review_5.htm Cool link. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMag Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 BATFE doesn't allow rocket powered ammunition any longer. What killed it was the fact that the projectile was slow upon leaving the barrel and it had to accelerate up to maximum speed, so at close range, it wasn't exactly a paragon of effectiveness.That, and accuracy wasn’t exactly great. No rifled barrel as the jets caused the rotation in the smooth bore. I watched the video earlier today, and the Gyrojet still fascinates after all the years.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Eric said: That was really forward-thinking, for that era. I had never heard of it. Thanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket Quote In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the line "rockets' red glare" while held captive on a British ship that was laying siege to Fort McHenry. The rockets he witnessed were an invention of William Congreve, who built a compressed-powder rocket encased in metal, increasing the effective range from 100 to 2,000 yards, first used in the Napoleonic Wars. And, a Hale rocket is basically a modified Congreve rocket with no stick attached. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets Quote The accuracy problem was greatly improved in 1844 when William Hale[53] modified the rocket design so that thrust was slightly vectored, causing the rocket to spin along its axis of travel like a bullet. The Hale rocket removed the need for a rocket stick, travelled further due to reduced air resistance, and was far more accurate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Haven't seen one of those since the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullClip Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Used to put bottle rockets down the barrel of an old cork gun when I was a kid...maybe the inventor got his idea the same way.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMag Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Used to put bottle rockets down the barrel of an old cork gun when I was a kid...maybe the inventor got his idea the same way.??We used PVC pipe...quite effectively.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyofforty Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I recall reading one of Ian Fleming's James Bond novellas that featured a Gyrojet. Bond blasted a hole through his protagonist and saw daylight for a moment through the hole. I learned later that Fleming was another anti-gun liberal (whose vast fortune was built on the back of a character using a gun repeatedly) and the Gyrojet was cool in concept but lame in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle J Moose Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 reloading was a real beotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) Saw one of these in a gun store with my father back in the day; it intrigued me, but it was the only one I ever saw/handled. They just disappeared. Anybody remember it from James Bond? Edited July 29, 2018 by willie-pete edit for photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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