The next major leap in firearms development?

[ChalupaCabras]

Matchlock to flintlock, ect, were not leaps in technology. There were several small adaptations and failed designes between them that made the next progression possible.

Percussion to metalic cartridge was also not a "leap" there were many breech loading black powder, and paper cartridge guns between them. Google the Needle gun. These were not all obscure guns either - some were adopted for military service.

Semi-smokeless powders existed durring the switch from BP, so even that was not a "leap".

The first bolt actions were single shot weapons, including the early Mausers. Many of the early bolt actions guns that were repeaters used a tube magazine (Gew, Lebel, Vertelli) .

I think your conception of firearms development as a series of leaps preceeded by obscure or insubstantial prototypes is wrong. You just need to do some more research and get outside the mainstream a little bit.

 

[BogWalker]

Everyone else seemed to understand the point of my original post just fine.

 

[ChalupaCabras]

My point is that your thread is based on a flawed premise, and as such there will be no "next leap", but a slow progression.

I do appreciate your sarcasm, and weak jab at my inteligence though.

 

[Bonkers4Bacon]

Guns that will only fire for the registered owner.

Kinda like in Shoot Em Up. Finger prints need to match for gun to shoot. You can cheat like in the scene where he cuts a guy's hand off and uses it to fire his gun lol

 

[KellyinAvon]

The Colt-Patterson revolver was a huge step. The semi-auto was a huge step. Everything else seems evolutionary opposed to revolutionary.

 

[richardraw316]

Cool and fun was to bypass nfa laws. Much like the sig arm brace, we will see more technology that bypasses infringing laws utile they are repealed. Then we go caseless.