Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160715033136/@comment-25396609-20160819043919

Having a barrel formed from mobile segments is going to cause a LOT of issues with gas pressure. See, the driving force behing a gun firing is the rapid expansion of gas; pushing the bullet down the barrel.

With a segmented barrel, you have a large number of points where gas can escape due ot a flawed seal; i abandoned an early weapon design for my character Zhu Chun Lan because of the same issue; the barrel wouldn't seal properly and the bullet wouldn't get enough force behind it.

It's a nice idea, but the mechanics don't really add up to a functional weapon.