'sup /k/,
I work in R&D for a firearms manufacturer and we're having a brainstorming today about possible future products we could make in the field of electronics surrounding infantry weapons (pistols, assault rifles and machine guns). It can be inside the weapon, accessories or even armoury stuff.
So /k/, if you have any idea for some cool stuff you'd like to see on the market in a few years, now is the time to speak up.
lol such lies out of your massive lying mouth
>>29973899
Make a portable railgun.
>>29973899
Bayonet mounted vibrators.
Let me put my phone in my AR so I can shitpost on /k/ while I make shitty groupings.
>>29973899
dildo launcher
>>29973906
Not necessarily.
If they hear a similar suggestion from multiple sources, and you can be sure this guy is gonna post on multiple forums, they'll get a pretty good inclination that there's a possible market demand for that functionality.
>>29973899
Last round impact tracking?
Instead of tritium sights, build a rifle with a much larger tritium battery that powers led's.
Use whatever power is left to fire from a solenoid.
Put a chip in it.
And a big fucking useless touchscreen.
>>29973899
Ammo counter like in the movie Aliens.
>29973909
Already working on it but not on the way you dream of. Baby steps first.
>>29973935
We have a marketing department for that too, but not only do they suck, they are more about very down to earth, mass demand stuff. I'm looking for ideas about more long-term/far-fetched products we can make proof of concepts for on our own internal budget. Plus while we work in the field, none of us in R&D are shooters at all so we don't know what people might dream of.
So, like a rail mounted accessory that tracks the trajectory of the last round? I can see how to do that for 40mm grenades, not for bullets, I'll see if someone has an idea how.
>>29973976
Hmm, not sure about putting this kind of battery next to electronics. I'll keep the idea and look into it though, thanks. Why would you want to change the firing mechanism though? Seems more trouble that it's worth.
>>29974033
Not sure there is a serious demand for stuff like that... Is there?
>>29974226
Tons of tactifags would buy magazines with ammo remaining displays, or a system that feeds information to a little screen on a rail or on the optic or such.
>electronics surrounding infantry weapons
Robust, yet low profile Laser Rangefinders that mount to rails would be great for all infantry weapons.
This is something that all infantry firearms need and is an idea that your company would actually bank off of. Ours just won the contract for the Marine's new laser range finder binos, it's profitable. All the R&D is simple electrical engineering that any office team can handle.
>>29973906
OP is a roleplayer and all of these triple nigger autismo faggots are joining in.
>>29973899
Give me my damn round counter already.
Aliens was 30 years ago.
>>29974246
>>29974283
Well OK, that's an easy one. Could even send it to your smartphone for the lulz. I'll throw that in.
>>29974268
We just developed one last year suitable for assault rifles. Too big for pistols, but I don't there'd be much use. Prototype is done but is having trouble reaching the market due to internal conflicts. Coming soon though.
>>29973899
>>29973899
Fast Acting Adhesive sabot rounds for a potato-cannon.
>>29973899
Could you have guns communicate with each other for their relative orientation so you can draw a map of where your soldiers are aiming and better identify gaps in your firing line?
>>29974226
Tritium battery guy here
Betavoltaics are already a thing. But using the power from one to fire a gun, and it doesn't matter how, either through a solenoid, a laser, or a spark (if you remove the primer) would all be cool proofs of concept.
>>29974385
FUND IT
>>29974283
Already happened
>>29974519
This guy has the right idea, networking things is where it's at. See those cool as fuck networked AGMs the Brits have.
Showing the squad lead on a display where everybody is firing (or just aiming) would probably be useful as fuck.
>>29974519
>>29974553
Another option is to develop an individual attachment which relays that this rifle just fired, to immediately keep commanders updated on real-time Troops In Contact on their portable electronic maps. The electronic map system has already been developed and fielded by Elbit Systems so I'm not sure if it's possible to piggyback on their technology like that.
>>29974537
Yeah but that shit is dumb and i found it too.
they need a magnet in the follower and a bulky thing around the magwell.
can be made better.
>>29974519
>>29974553
>>29974563
We already have a complete proof of concept. Google "FN TASAM", it's public.
>>29974529
We already have firing from solenoids on vehicles and pods for helicopters, and electric primers on prototypes, so it'd be nothing new. Betavoltaic batteries is an idea worth investigating though, it seems to fit our low-power/long shelf time needs, and I don't think anybody here has looked into it yet.
good RP thread.
if you do actually work for some R&D company, could you prove it?
>>29974246
Should display that shit to Google Glass™
Along with total mags on body, active rangefinder, proximity sensor, and other cool shit in your peripheral vision
>>29974537
Ive got one on my beretta thats integrated in the grips, super low profile and good readout
A round counter. Not like whats been suggested already about telling you what you have in the mag.
I mean a counter that keeps track of total shots fired through the barrel. This would be great for military and police armories to keep track of their stock of guns. Easily keep track of how often certain parts need to be replaced or maintained.
>>29973917
>groupings
>implying you're going to hit the target at least one time or more
>>29974607
>Ive got one on my beretta thats integrated in the grips, super low profile and good readout
Name of it?
>>29974598
I don't think it'd bring anything to this thread
>>29974606
If we put a chip in the magazine, we can display your ammo counter on your alarm clock for all that matters.
>>29974620
Done and on the market. Lookup FN SmartCore, it's exactly what you described.
>>29974644
>>>29974620 (You)
>Done and on the market. Lookup FN SmartCore, it's exactly what you described.
Knew I'd seen it somewhere. Is anyone actually using it though. It be nice to see something like it readily available on the civilian market. It would be perfect for the competition shooters
>>29974447
>Fast Acting Adhesive sabot rounds for a potato-cannon.
like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA1PZanxxVU
Make a bitchin 9 mm carbine that costs under 800 dollars. Make it so it takes glock mags, but also make it not look like an ar15
Digital scope that displays on a HUD eliminating the need for cheek weld and allowing for accurate aiming with face shields/ full face helmets/ armored masks/ around corners
>>29974644
>>29974598
>I don't think it'd bring anything to this thread
How about some credibility you fucking tool
>>29973899
How about integrating rangefinder and making rear-sight range adjustment automatic?
>>29974724
>How about some credibility you fucking tool
He's not insisting that we use his information to achieve a claimed result.
There's really no point in you demanding that he prove that he is who he says he is. Outside of our common and useless tendency to feel entitled.
>>29974606
Yeah like remaining HP and extra lives.
>>29974678
Militaries are using it. Civil prototype is done, but not on the market yet unfortunately. Can't say much more, but I'm really glad to read that someone actually cares about it...
>>29974716
Probably already exists but we don't have it. It's perfectly in mind with what we do so I'll look into that.
>>29974740
It exists for 40mm grenades. Rifle version in the works
>>29974764
And hit indicators
>>29974724
I've got a theory...
>>29974644
>FN SmartCore
>>29974595
>FN TASAM
>>29973899
>FN SCAR
>>29974934
> cites X's products
> I-I totally work at X, I swear
Come on.
Gyroscopic stabilization
>>29974984
I'm >>29974934 and not OP. I was just speculating.
GUYS I WORK AT THE D&LDO DEPT AT THE LOCAL GAS STATION AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT STUPID KIKE SHIT YOU MIGHT WANT ME TO SELL YOU LATER
>>29975141
Cigarillos with lean already mixed in with the shell
How about microstamping guns. They dont seem to exist yet and it would help solve crimes and even add more handguns to the CA roster list.
>>29973899
It would be cool to embed some kind of circuit in the receiver that a scope could culminate to so that it's always zeroed in.
>>29973899
Are you hiring computer scientists/software developers?
>>29975046
We do that on vehicles, but I don't see what you'd want to stabilize in infantry guns?
>>29975263
That's pure mechanics/manufacturing so it's not my area of expertise.
>>29975339
You mean the same as >>29974740 with optics? That's in the works, same project.
>>29975353
The systems department (mounted weapons) does a lot. In infantry we're more interested in electronics/computer engineers, but with a decent amount of experience in embedded systems you could fit in.
>>29973899
Add camera to gun, attach screen to goggles, provide crosshair.
It's not that hard.
>>29973899
taser bullets that are not shotgun shells?
some kind of heads up display that can monitor your ammunition?
a device that allows you to increase and decrease the rate of fire of a full retard gun with a slider or something akin to a volume knob?
>>29975263
>le microstamping
Enjoy your $200 firing pins you cuck.
>>29975263
Hey
Hey
You know how to counteract a firing pin that's got a serial number machined into the end?
A file.
>>29973918
It's been done.
Make a camera at the end that works as an optic so you can hip fire or shoulder fire without having an actual optic. Also include range finder and zoom if you really want. Make it record footage and pluginto usb drives. Loterally own the market with such a device. Not smart gun, camera optic.
>>29973899
For personal weapons probably biometrics in the trigger or grip.
Would prevent kids shooting themselves. Would prevent kids also shooting others. Would prevent roody-poos from breaking into your home or snatching your purse to than use your own weapon to kill you.
Would possibly allow the storage regulations for weapons to be relaxed. No need to keep them locked in a safe if it's biometric. Just leave it in a drawer or on a table.
The potential downside is that the government would log all the fingerprint data no doubt. But it could help solve a lot of crimes as well.
Police could just check who fired the gun that committed a murder. But of course that data is fudge-able. Could lead to a lot of false imprisonment.
>>29973899
This. I want this, even if it's just a flare launcher.
>>29974226
>So, like a rail mounted accessory that tracks the trajectory of the last round? I can see how to do that for 40mm grenades, not for bullets, I'll see if someone has an idea how.
With the improvements in machine vision and the phenomenal capabilities in image resolution this is very doable in the next 10-15 years.
>>29975529
Uhh, the barrel?
>>29974537
What is this the 90's?
That looks like shit. I want it in an AR optic.
>>29975658
>what are smart guns
How about figuring out how to make a vibrating bayonet? Shouldn't the extra movement along with plain old stabbing cause more damage?
>>29975529
Where can I apply?
>>29975529
Design a man portable BFT so our chain of command can Micromanage down to the individual soldier.... oh wait, they're already trying that
>>29973899
If goggle glass gets good can build it into goggles to make a real life HUD https://youtu.be/itdwWvAnNx4 Like this but better and could even have info about teammates
Is there a reason that under barrel weapons couldn't use a lever action system to reload?
Under barrel Tazer? Think it is already a thing since I got the idea from a gun manufacturer's reality TV show but I think it was custom
Finger print scanner on grip/trigger that only unlocks the safety with authorized users?
Would look kinda stupid but a rail sight that has multiple kinds of scopes on it (Red dot, zooms, etc) that is housed in a rotating upper/side hanging container?
A CQC rifle where the piston goes up over the solder allowing you to carry it with the bolt basically right on your chest? https://youtu.be/hXQk6_dg_c4
>>29973899
A large screen that fits on a rail between my eyes and the target, put a simple reticle on the screen and, here comes the key selling point, motherfucking hitmarkers when you hit your target. Include a speaker on the back for that *thp* sound.
>>29976224
Whats a BFT?
>>29976239
Wanna guess how I know you're a democrat?
>fingerprint scanner
Fuck off Vice News, and stay Fuck off
>>29975658
Why is this even being considered?
Jesus H christ are you people retarded?
>>29975762
>What are NO
>>29976309
blue force tracker
>>29976321
Took the idea from that move "Shoot Em Up"
>>29976309
Blue Force Tracker,
Basically a GPS that shows your location and the location of all other friendlies with the system on a map, you can also send and receive text messages or reports. They're in pretty much every vehicle and almost exclusively used for Leadership to make sure you aren't driving too fast.
>>29976321
Actually a moderate that would like to see a gun in ever home in america, but admit the place I stole the idea from made it seem more useful
>>29976392
>"""Moderate""""
>Not denying being a gun grabbing liberal
Get fucked Vice News.
And stay Get fucked
>>29973899
Hot rail, central battery (probably in the pistol grip or buttstock)
This wouldn't remove the batteries inside regular lights/optics/NODs, but it would be the main power source. If the hot rail or hot rail battery is damaged or fails somehow, the device can go on its internal power.
Device that harvests recoil energy as electrical energy.
>>29976366
>almost exclusively used for Leadership to make sure you aren't driving too fast.
Sounds about right.
>>29973899
Automatically adjustable hopup, high capacity clips that don't rattle when shaken, higher capacity battery with internal charger so you only need to take a cable out of the stock and plug it in the wall.
>>29976514
kek
>>29976514
10mm submachine gun or carbine
>>29975658
>Would possibly allow the storage regulations for weapons to be relaxed. No need to keep them locked in a safe if it's biometric. Just leave it in a drawer or on a table
Most states don't have storage regulations.
>>29973935
>Last round impact tracking?
it's called using your eyes
>>29976882
Not everyone is quick enough to spot their own shots. Even most professionals use a spotter for that sort of thing.
How do you manage to keep your neck from breaking between taking the shot and switching over to your binoculars before the round hits the mound?
A gyroscopically stabilized gimbal for rifle stabilization beyond human capabilities. Humans could be taking 800m shots offhand with one of these.
I want a flip up reflex/red dot sight similar to pic related
>>29977086
>let's introduce mechanical complexity and potential shift of zero for no fucking particular reason
>>29974385
kek
>>29974226
Rifle mounted dopler.
I suggest you pick up shooting. And show an intrest in your field.
Want some real ideas start a 3gun team.
>>29977178
Hell ya.
Holographic optics. That just poject in free space. With out glass screens and aluminum shrouds that block vision.
>>29975729
That would be fuckin dope
Smart optics that recognize human beings, and provide haptic feedback when you are aimed at a critical body part (the gun feels like it clicks into aim. That also recognize uniforms, or a RFI tracker to prevent shooting at friendlies.
How has nobody suggested the Lancer from Gears of War?
>Make chainsaw Bayonet
>Turn locust horde into meatchunks
>acquire all the worlds currency
>>29978609
Already exists..... Made for zombie prepper shit heads.
>>29973899
I want my gun to say cute things to me in a language I don't understand. Put a voice box in it that makes it pant heavily when it's out of ammo and whisper sweet japanese nothings into my ear when I've got my cheek on it.
>>29978670
>Made for zombie prepper shit heads.
Because of course it is.
>>29978706
Yes
How about a voice activated gun that fires by saying "pew"
Who needs triggers. Just "pew pew pew"
Or "gratata" for bursts
and "die motherfucker die" for cyclic. repeat as necessary.
>>29973899
A Kikeholder
Add cupholders.
>>29978706
You fool, you just gave him a tree that shits gold.
> yfw this gun hits markets and makes the company billions and billions.
What about target recognition and hit tracking, and a LED screen next to the trigger, that shows a green happy face if you hit the target, a yellow sad face if you miss, and tits if its a sand nigger you killed.
