The South African (ZA) style railguns don't seem to fit our current categories well. Esp. as they seem to be made primarily in ZA and Taiwan and sold in Africa, Australia, NZ, USA and, to some extent, all around the world. So I've post this thread at a higher level.
I recently watched a short YouTube video by Rob Allen, comparing recoil at the muzzle for their alloy barrel vs. their carbon barrel. It looked like one - presumably the lighter carbon barrel - kicked up vertically more while the other mainly kicked back horizontally, with very little vertical movement. I watched it on TV, so if there was explanatory text, I couldn't see it. I wondered if anyone would care to elaborate on the possible implications of this?
For example, which type of recoil/barrel would benefit most from the recoil reducing properties of a roller muzzle? Would a carbon barreled RA rollergun be more or less accurate than an otherwise identical alloy rollergun?
I recently watched a short YouTube video by Rob Allen, comparing recoil at the muzzle for their alloy barrel vs. their carbon barrel. It looked like one - presumably the lighter carbon barrel - kicked up vertically more while the other mainly kicked back horizontally, with very little vertical movement. I watched it on TV, so if there was explanatory text, I couldn't see it. I wondered if anyone would care to elaborate on the possible implications of this?
For example, which type of recoil/barrel would benefit most from the recoil reducing properties of a roller muzzle? Would a carbon barreled RA rollergun be more or less accurate than an otherwise identical alloy rollergun?