The best weapon of all time?

[GyroCaptain]

Pretty sure I am gay for that gun.
I say gay because it is CLEARLY a phallic object.
Oh Jesus that thing is hot.

It has almost the muzzle energy of a .50 BMG sniper rifle. Hmm, muzzle energy sounds pretty gay too.

Anyway, I think those run only about $17k. Considering it's basically a .44 magnum x2 in terms of load (GAY!) and mass (GAY!), it's pretty awesome.

Good god that's a lot of money, though.
I'll just steal one.

Handmade and rare, with the .600 NE ammo specialized enough that they could probably catch you just tracking ammo sales. I know, you can buy a .600 Nitro Express rifle to throw them off.

I wondered what those bullets were.
They looked like they were carved from elephant tusks or something.
They're huge.

Well, the original rifles were designed for killing game (elephant gun) so...
If you've got a 5/8" or 15mm wrench around, it would span the bullet's diameter, but only just. The frame of the damn gun is one piece to keep from cracking and you load it one at a time. It weighs 13 pounds [http://www.vincelewis.net/60magnum.html].

 

[bookboy]

to person who posted the image of the germans standing by the large, rail mounted gun.
you do realize that the German "Gustav" gun was completely useless right?

 

[bookboy]

sorry, acidentally made third post.

 

[GyroCaptain]

Rail guns aren't a practical real world weapon!

Realistically, you can't go past an Atomic bomb. It has that, I dont know, fear inspiring power that makes entire civilisations cower in terror.

They are in the process of developing a prototype. So in the future it might be viable.

I said they aren't currently practical, I didn't say that couldn't change!

actually, railguns do exist, they are also known as electromagnetic mass cannons, and were invented (by accident) over a century ago!

People get railguns and mag-accelerators mixed up a lot. Railguns depend on magnetic flux between the rails as the projectile serves as a conductor between the two. Acceleration is proportional to magnetic flux and voltage, IIRC, but top speed is also limited by the magnetic field from the back-emf generated in the projectile. Energy requirements are far and away too much to even drive off a several kVA generator.

Magnetic accelerators, unlike railguns which only need a conductor, need a magnetic metal unless under special circumstances with induction. Just chain a series of magnetic rings and fire them to lead the projectile. That's what the MAC guns in Halo are on the frigates and stations.

 

[jboking]

I'm sorry, you were saying?

Who gave Captain Hammer a gun?

 

[bookboy]

oh, and i forgot to mention my favourite weapons before.
1. Desert eagle: because it's a freakin .50 calibre PISTOL.
2. F-104 Starfighter. not an actual space vehicle, it was a U.S.A. fighter plane during the Korean war, but the name gets it a spot.
3. Sturmgewhr 44: because I'm pretty sure this was the first ever assault rifle.

 

[Delicious]

Slingshot.

I will water balloon your ass.

 

[jboking]

I'm sorry, you were saying?

Who gave Captain Hammer a gun?

*Beams Firefly directly into your brain.*

*Willingly accepts*
What a Badass!

 

[shOOp da wOOp]

battleship cannons, by far battleship cannons

 

[xanith02100]

A gun that shoots shurikens and lightning.

Yahtzee put it best, it could only be more awesome if it had tits and was on fire.

 

[Pandalisk]

Well fuck me sideways, you've single-handedly changed my opinion of the revolver, well played you shrewd basterd

still untill that thing destroys a space outpost i remain unconvinced!

Hmm...I'll be right back...I have to go google directions to NASA.

NASA? in that case i wish you luck!, but whatever you take pot shots at while half-drunk on a couch in space remember to leave the European Galileo satellite alone, thats my european pride and joy!

I'm going to hijack a space station with my revolver, then ram it into another space station.

But thats the space station not the revolver you lazy basterd! no cutting corners! you gotta shoot one down! with manly gutso and gun-ho action!
and then spin the revolver because that is sexy

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

"I know what you're thinking- "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But, being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"

.44 Magnum.

Thats the 6th time I've recited that on the Escapist.

 

[bjj hero]

opposable thumbs. Made all the other weapons possible...

Or Chuck Norris.

 

[Fingerprint]

"I know what you're thinking- "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But, being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"

.44 Magnum.

Thats the 6th time I've recited that on the Escapist.

I can't blame you. It's possibly the coolest thing ever said in film history.

 

[soren7550]

Depends on what weapon type you're looking at.

Bombs has to be the Atomic.

Guns has to most probably be the Barrett 50 cal.

Swords I'm no so sure of, but I think it might be the katana.

Knife I have to go with the WWI Trench Knife.

Pistol has to be the Desert Eagle (for overall firepower. Balance goes to the Luger.)

Person has to be Chuck Norris.

 

[irishdelinquent]

These

Spoiler: Kinda not safe for work

BOOBIES!

These can cause wars, and also stop them in a heartbeat. They also can influence every decision ever!