WATCH: The L5 ‘Ribbon Gun’ Fires 5 Shots at Once From a Single Barrel

By Tactical-Life

The future may finally be here with Forward Defense Munitions’ L5 “Ribbon Gun.”

The level of innovation and technology in the rifle is extensive, but the main feature is that it is capable of firing five simultaneous shots with a single pull of the trigger.

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Examining the L5 Ribbon Gun

We’ll go feature by feature here, because there is a lot to digest with the L5.

For starters, the rifle features a battery powered “Electromagnetic/Transverse Camshaft” action; it fires upwards of 15,000 shots with a single charge.

From the Military Times:

While guns today use a physically activated firing mechanism to ignite the primer in a cartridge, sending the round hurtling forward out of its shell, the L5 uses electromagnetic actuators to fire its bullets.

One standard feature the L5 has is that it comes complete with Picatinny rails. Like most rifles, standard, commercially available gear fits right on.

L5 Ribbon Gun Ammo

Then there’s the ammo itself, which FDM refers to as its “charge block caseless ammunition.” Each charge block contains five projectiles, primers and propellant charges.

FDM says the charge blocks eliminate “the need to load individual …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life