Personal Weaponry

Modern small arms are essentially miniature particle accelerators, firing clusters of muons at a significant percentage of light speed. The muon "bullets" impact with enough force to penetrate up to a foot of hardened steel, and much of their kinetic energy tends to transform into heat upon impact.

Since muons are easily transmuted from electrons, modern weaponry's only real limiting factor is battery capacity. A standard graphyne/indium battery will typically need replacement after roughly six months of average-intensity use.

Most personal weapons are designed to be collapsible for convenient storage and handling. When not in use, the weapon is folded into a block of typically 25-30% of the active weapon's size. This is done by replacing all but the weapon's most essential components with temporary muon holograms which disengage when the weapon is deactivated. Visually, the active weapon looks to be made out of light around a metallic skeleton.