Not the first rail gun ever of course but perhaps we're getting closer to powderless firearms.
Arcflash Labs Just Made A Handheld Gauss Rifle, and It’s For Sale (Field and Stream)
About the same energy as a .22 short. An interesting toy for now, but the concept (a handheld consumer gauss gun) is still cool IMHO.
Arcflash Labs Just Made A Handheld Gauss Rifle, and It’s For Sale (Field and Stream)
A shoulder-fired Gauss gun is a big deal, and ArcFlash Labs will sell you one for $3775. The ANVIL rifle is the most powerful handheld Gauss rifle ever offered to the public. However, since we are in the infancy of the technology, that means a 20-pound rifle (20 pounds without battery, that is) fires its 12mm steel projectile at a muzzle velocity of about 275 fps, producing 65 foot-pounds of energy.
About the same energy as a .22 short. An interesting toy for now, but the concept (a handheld consumer gauss gun) is still cool IMHO.