"Begane" - World's Safest Weapon...

[jgalt]

...or so the marketing video claims.

Of course, it also says that it is:

The most civilized alternative weapon the world has ever seen.

as well as calling it:

A civilized weapon, for civilized countries.

H/T to Tam @ View From the Porch

[Snowgun]

Website:

http://www.begane.com

Specs:
Firearm:
* Special 38 caliber “Shotshell” (or customer choice)
* 4 barrels
* Single and double-action firing
* Chambers: 4
* Magazine capacity: up to 8 rounds
* Weight: 980 grams
* Length: 42 cm (or customer choice)
* Diameter: 44 mm

Electrical Discharge Weapon:
* Up to 200.000 Volts
* 2 x 1.5 V AAA batteries

Red Pepper spray launcher:
* 40 mm cartridges
* Spray concentration 10%
* Up to 5 meters range

Baton:
* 44 cm long
* Rubber and foam coating to soften shock

Inventarium developed innovative non-lethal ammunition with shotshell components as well as kinetic impact ammunition that have the ability to knock down an opponent. We have ammunition in .22, .38 Special and our “12 gauge Shot & Fall”.

Innovative Biggun Less-than-lethal ammunition, impact non-penetrating:
* Solid Foam
* Rubber
* Ceramic
* Red Pepper powder

As well as:
* Blank & Training ammunition

This is just awesome in its sillyness, come on, shooting backwards?:



However, despite the ridiculous video and the "non-lethal" or "civilized" design criteria, this is an interesting engineering specimen.

It's easy to bag on, but I like the fact that it incorporates pepper and stun capabilities. Not sure if this is good or bad... I also like the fact that the guy tried to make a projectile weapon and went out of the box. Yea, this one is a POS, but it gets you thinking..

If you could design a gun, and not be constrained to use the same old platform ideas that everyone else does, what would you come up with? Could you force yourself to think of a design that doesn't rely on what has already been done for 150+ years? That's how innovation happens. A great example is caseless ammo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caseless_ammunition

[Tommy Gun]

Maybe it's just me, but this thing seems more like a club with "features".

[lance22]

What a great country. A convict can make a zip gun in prison, do his time, and when he gets out he makes a better quality zip gun. That, my friends, is free enterprise and the American Dream. Sell what you know how to do.

Most of us don't need a zip gun, but if you ever do it looks like this is the one to have.

EDITED - here's what a normal zip gun looks like:

[tt3]

I just want the skull laser to go with my Punisher grips.

[mnmike59]

Maybe it's just me, but this thing seems more like a club with "features".

Ever been Begane Whipped?

[Tommy Gun]

Maybe it's just me, but this thing seems more like a club with "features".

Ever been Begane Whipped?

No, but I am willing to learn.

[FJ540]

I fail to see how that's the safest weapon out there, cause anyone using it is likely to get shot with a real gun.

[Bulados2]

just thinking - could any weapon n the world be safe?? guess nope.. a weapon is always made for distraction and it may be non lethal but the thing is - it is a weapon
(sorry for the grammar but i am not a native speaker =)










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[Snowgun]

[gunforhire]

May be a necro post, but this thing deserves a facepalm

[Doc Harvey]

Maybe it's just me, but this thing seems more like a club with "features".

Like Delta's "Sky Club"?

[justaguy]

Looks safe to me.

[gunforhire]

Looks safe to me.

Safe for the bad guy maybe

[ttousi]

just thinking - could any weapon n the world be safe?? guess nope.. a weapon is always made for distraction and it may be non lethal but the thing is - it is a weapon
(sorry for the grammar but i am not a native speaker =)










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