Captain Arbiter

Thank you all for over 100 followers! This is a major milestone for me, and I sincerely cannot thank you all enough! This thread is gunna go a bit into where I'm at and what I'm planning. Read below for more! (1/x)

art for a story i was going to work on but never got around to it.

@dampajoo1 Me testing out the first production model:

@CaptainArbiter Nothin'... You got a winner! Patent this shit.

It came to me in a dream... Tell me why this would be terrible.

@StackedGothInc Faith

@CaptainArbiter What's your locking mechanism for the "action" of the gun?

Thought I'd share. The idea of this came from a USB Wi-Fi antenna I was fidgeting with

실제로 있다면 고장 잘날 거 같지만 게임에서 보면 재밌을 거 같아요.

@Akuyamigami Praise be to the Omnissiah

@CaptainArbiter I see no issue with this design. The Machine God spoke to you in your dreams, praise be. Mass manufacturing begins tomorrow.

@CrackTh3Skye No. Feral ass-eating velociraptors are rapidly approaching YOUR house as we speak.

@CaptainArbiter Can it be a double barrel?

Thank you to people who followed me from my most recent post. I swear I do more than cursed gun shitposts. Although I could do more of those 👀

@Valient77 See, now HERES somebody who gets the vision.

@CaptainArbiter I mean it doesn't need to exist but it can exist and actually have a feature that would make it more Pro than it is Con so I can see why it should exist you could fold it into a u shape so that way you can carry it concealed

@ligmathong Ya know its funny. I asked a friend of mine what do I even call this thing and “Zig-Zag rifle” got thrown around lol

@CaptainArbiter too much friction too many point of failure, make it zig zag maybe? sounds cooler @ me

@ligmathong Oh okay.

@CaptainArbiter movement bad

@Neuroillogical Little do you know of the secret fourth scenario of which I am not at liberty to share 🤫

@CaptainArbiter ...because if it misaligns when you fire it, it explodes in your hands and BEST case scenario it never works again. Worst case you die. Middle case you lose your hands and probably an eye.

@CaptainArbiter because I said so.

@AdderallFanNo1 The burns are good for you they build character

@CaptainArbiter Ideally a firearm has as few moving parts as possible, because of how much internal stress is caused by extended use the parts can wear down quickly, moving joints and such can become hotspots for failures Also it would be ejecting the hot casings directly back onto your arm but

@jifferey A few people have pointed out the hammer. And while this is a joke post, I would like to point out that the trapdoor rifle also has a hammer far behind the bullet as it strikes a firing pin which strikes the bullet.

@CaptainArbiter Too many moving parts and too many instances of failure. Misaligned hammer, loose screws, too much tension on the joints. It CAN WORK but its too much for something 1 joint can do.

@CaptainArbiter Mainly because a standard break action would do the same thing with 1/3rd of the moving parts. Less moving parts means less to go wrong and it’s easier to make. That’s why a lot of the over complicated early automatic mechanisms (Mars automatic for example) weren’t pursued later.

@Airborn_Eevee Simply hold it better :)

@CaptainArbiter What's going to happen when you fire the rifle while only holding the stock? Too much stress in one direction on a mechanism that is likely to be rather convoluted.

Bro made a break action with extra break

This post is absolutely exploding! Hi! I'm Captain Arbiter and I am an artist with an interest in retro sci-fi and guns. I'm currently working on a graphic novel called ARGONAUT. Check out my profile for more, and maybe drop a follow if you like what you see? Thank you!

hello @CaptainArbiter .. i have created SOMETHING ! from this dream of yours now .. - what if it could SLIDE ! (i know i am a crackpot this gun thing i made is weird dd