The Gyrojets were a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Firing small rockets rather than inert bullets, they had little recoil and didn't require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. Velocity on leaving the tube was very low, but increased to around 1250fps at 30ft. The result was a very lightweight weapon with excellent ballistics. Long out of production, today they are a coveted collector's item with prices for even the most common model ranging above $1,000. They are, however, rarely fired; ammunition, when available at all, can cost over $100 per round.
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| - The Gyrojets were a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Firing small rockets rather than inert bullets, they had little recoil and didn't require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. Velocity on leaving the tube was very low, but increased to around 1250fps at 30ft. The result was a very lightweight weapon with excellent ballistics. Long out of production, today they are a coveted collector's item with prices for even the most common model ranging above $1,000. They are, however, rarely fired; ammunition, when available at all, can cost over $100 per round.
- Gyrojets are a family of unique firearms named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Firing small rockets rather than inert bullets, they have little recoil and doesn't require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. Velocity on leaving the tube is very low, but increases to around 400 m/s at 9 meters. The result is a very lightweight weapon with excellent ballistics. Gyrojets come in pistol, carbine, rifle and machine-gun versions.
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| - very low, but increasing over trajectory to about 1250fps
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| - The Gyrojet Family, which are two Gyrojet pistols, a carbine and the rifle. In the top-right corner is a box of 13 mm rockets, and at the bottom is a diagram book for the guns.
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| - Mark I- 13 mm rocket, Mark II- 12 mm rocket
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| - Mark I- .51 caliber, Mark II- .49 caliber
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| - The Gyrojets were a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Firing small rockets rather than inert bullets, they had little recoil and didn't require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. Velocity on leaving the tube was very low, but increased to around 1250fps at 30ft. The result was a very lightweight weapon with excellent ballistics. Long out of production, today they are a coveted collector's item with prices for even the most common model ranging above $1,000. They are, however, rarely fired; ammunition, when available at all, can cost over $100 per round.
- Gyrojets are a family of unique firearms named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Firing small rockets rather than inert bullets, they have little recoil and doesn't require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. Velocity on leaving the tube is very low, but increases to around 400 m/s at 9 meters. The result is a very lightweight weapon with excellent ballistics. Gyrojets come in pistol, carbine, rifle and machine-gun versions.
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