bigalexe
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This concept is bad.
Guns work because of springs. They rely on linear motion.
Your concept is based on an engine. The only reason an engine takes a linear motion and converts it to rotary is because the output MUST be rotary. Ideally the motion would remain circular all the way through but it is ridiculously hard to come up with a good rotary propulsion system outside the water wheel (excepting Mazda). There is just too much loss of energy and also too much complexity in the design when you convert from one energy direction to another.
Guns work because of springs. They rely on linear motion.
Your concept is based on an engine. The only reason an engine takes a linear motion and converts it to rotary is because the output MUST be rotary. Ideally the motion would remain circular all the way through but it is ridiculously hard to come up with a good rotary propulsion system outside the water wheel (excepting Mazda). There is just too much loss of energy and also too much complexity in the design when you convert from one energy direction to another.