i had an idea for electroplated ammunition.basically you would have a pellet of gunpowder which is electroplated with brass or some other metal to protect it.you then load the pellet and the bullet in the chamber,pierce the metal plating of the pellet with an electrode,and then detonate it with an electrical charge.the plating is then vaporized by the heat and pressure.this allows you to have claseless ammo that isn't so fragile.only thing is, idk if it's actually possible to vaporize electroplating with gunpowder.would it work, or would you need a different kind of propellant?
That's a cool idea. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I have an idea to shoot paintballs of electronically charged particles. In order to incapacitate people for a safer takedown. Law enforcement ,saving lives. This idea would take on to be a great one. You could even tune the amount of amps in the electro-ball, so extra shots would just be another Taser round, doesn't kill.
>>16897762Not a bad idea, metal plating would likely rupture and fragment from mechanical pressure instead of vaporizing
>>16897762>electroplatingturns blue water green
>>16897762brass is an alloy. you dont get alloys out of a solution by electroplating something. so it would probably be copper. then where does the copper go after ignition? my guess is a significant amount deposits on the inside of the barrel. best case is something jams up and you cant reload. worst case is, it obstructs the barrel and blows up into your face. also why dont you post this on /k? did they already tell you its retarded?
>>16898193>you dont get alloys out of a solution by electroplating something.People has been electroplating brass for more than a century. There're multiple ways to electroplate alloys.
>>16897762Not a very good idea. Setting aside the practicality or costs of the idea it's just fundamentally not a good idea. A thin metal shell that would be vaporized by setting off the charge would not be able to protect any sort of loose propellant and solid propellant caseless ammunition already exists (which have their own slew of problems) and those do not need a protective metal shell. The only thing it would achieve is some basic weather sealing on top of a solid propellant charge which could be done easier and cheaper with plastic or wax coatings or some such. More over you are wasting tons of energy in vaporizing the coating for no real reason.
>>16898193this is a chemistry question. how the hell would anyone on /k/ know the answer?
