# Is there an E-gun?

**URL:** <https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176>\
**Category:** Guns\
**Created:** [June 21, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176 "2026-06-21T20:08:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Brad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/brad/32/9565_2.png) [@Brad](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Brad)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/1 "2026-06-21T20:08:50Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/a/5/a509e4fc3e8e659742a609cb32feb5675d71dcc2.jpeg "Why the US Navy's "Dead" Railgun Just Fired Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdVv5YyBBI)

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**Author:** ![Todd30](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/todd30/32/40525_2.png) [@Todd30](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Todd30)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/2 "2026-06-21T20:13:42Z")

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Did You see it on the internet? Then it has to be true! 🥴 Would not this be like, TOP SECRET? or classified if it was so?

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**Author:** ![Brad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/brad/32/9565_2.png) [@Brad](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Brad)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/3 "2026-06-21T20:39:24Z")

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In my head…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/a/f/af1124a5f439de120bbd2b79ecfde7f0942383eb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Will\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/will_b/32/102791_2.png) [@Will\_B](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Will_B)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/4 "2026-06-21T21:08:59Z")

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The technology is real, though the government claims to have halted research into it for military applications several years ago.

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**Author:** ![Joel106](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/joel106/32/126547_2.png) [@Joel106](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Joel106)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/5 "2026-06-21T21:40:23Z")

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Yeah right, im sure the military is still playing with it. Look at some of the anti drone stuff they are testing. A rail gun wouldn’t be unheard of

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**Author:** ![Will\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/will_b/32/102791_2.png) [@Will\_B](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Will_B)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/6 "2026-06-21T21:45:48Z")

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Like I said they “claim” to have stopped research 😉

I’m pretty sure it’s just black budget now.

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**Author:** ![Stuart\_Bradley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/stuart_bradley/32/180728_2.png) [@Stuart\_Bradley](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Stuart_Bradley)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/7 "2026-06-21T22:18:03Z")

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Isn’t the same technology now being utilized for US aircraft carrier catapults?

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**Author:** ![Will\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/will_b/32/102791_2.png) [@Will\_B](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Will_B)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/8 "2026-06-21T22:43:13Z")

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They used to be steam powered, but modern catapults yes are electromagnetic

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**Author:** ![Karacal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/karacal/32/146742_2.png) [@Karacal](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Karacal)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/is-there-an-e-gun/130176/9 "2026-06-22T03:59:37Z")

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> [@Joel106](#):
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> Look at some of the anti drone stuff they are testing.

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