This isn't an all inclusive list, but I'm trying to understand what all the different types of guns are. :confused: Would some of you smart guys help me out?

This is what I think they are, but someone please correct me and/or add to the list:

Rear Handle: Seems to be a gun with the handle located at the trigger mechanism and a butt section located behind the trigger. Designed for hip-loading.

Mid Handle: Seems to be a gun with the trigger mechanism located towards the rear of the gun. The handle is mounted further towards the muzzle and includes a remote trigger release. Designed for chest loading.

Euro: A gun with the trigger mechanism and handle located at the rear of the gun. Designed for chest loading.

Rear Handle Plus: ???

Mid-Handle Plus: ???

Enclosed Track: A spear guidance feature that runs the length of the barrel and "encloses" the spear except for a slot that runs the top length of the spear. A sharkfin or equivalent feature is added to the spear and protudes out of the slot for hooking the band wishbone.

Open Track: Opposite of enclosed track - Spear tip is held in position by a closed muzzle, semi-closed muzzle, magnet, or the spear line. Barrel might have a shallow trough to give minimal guidance to the spear.

Closed Muzzle: Seahornet or Commercial Muzzles are examples

Open Muzzle: Riffle and most Euro are examples

Semi-Open Muzzle: AB Biller is a good example.

Hybrid: Part wood and part carbon fiber.

Rail Gun: ???

That's all I can think of.

Pneumatic - Uses compressed air to propel spear shaft

The Wong "rear handle plus" has both the trigger mech and handle at the rear of the gun. Essentially its a rear handle with a couple more inches of band stretch, hence the "plus".

"Mid handle plus" doesn't sound right, as the goal of a mid handle is to have the mech all the way back (max band stretch) with a forward mounted handle (for maneuverability) - it's as plus as you can get.

The defining feature of the "Euro gun" is the elevated handle and light weight. The goal is to have the handle as close to the plane of the spear as possible. This reduces any rotation about the handle generated by recoil and allows for pin-point accuracy, all while maintaining minimal weight. Other types of guns have to counteract recoil with mass.

As far as I know, "rail gun" was coined by the South African guys, who designed rugged euro guns with a rail mounted on the aluminum barrel to help guide the shaft. These days, most euro guns have rails.

Thanks for the replies :toast:

That filled in the gaps I was looking for.