The evolution of electromagnetic rail (usually long rail big projectile and huge power) and coil (smaller and more portable) guns is rapidly progressing because more affordable safe practical components - rechargeable batteries boards and hv capacitors . They are cool but not yet a practical or reasonable alternative to powder actuated devices because of the lack of complexity and the stored power equation in a chambered barrel and cartridge. Super High Output batteries like Milwaukees, SMRs and microreactors will make rail coil and laser guns more practical very soon.