> Steven Furlong[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > I did see a GyroJet pistol once. A rocket pistol, firing little > > rockets. Early 60s. Very expensive. And suffered from the fact that > > each little rocket had to accelerate up to speed. Lots of chance for the > > target to move. > > Gyrojet rounds burned out in, IIRC, 20 feet, and they covered that first > 20 feet in a small fraction of a second. I don't think target dodging is > any more of an issue than with conventional bullets. > Another problem with the Gyrojet was accuracy. Since it left the barrel much more slowly than a traditional round, gyroscopic stabilization was at a minimum at the start of the shell's path. A slight wobble at this point would translate into a large deviation at the target.
Peter