Quote Originally Posted by DrLeonhart View Post
Hold on though... You are assuming that the information on a wiki is completely correct. I have no problem using wikis for information as long as you transfer references for things that are not already common knowledge. The fact that there are at least three other forums with threads like this means that it is in fact not common knowledge. You will note the the ffwiki page for gunblades has only 2 references and neither is to any piece on info concerning a firing mechanism. Tetsuya Nomura designed the gunblade. That is a confirmable fact-based statement. It is not a fact that the creators of Final Fantasy VIII designed gunblades not to fire projectiles.

As far as I can see, there's no harm in a few interested fans debating their interpretations of what I see as a very cool concept even if unrealistic.
It's not as unrealistic as you think. I talked to someone about the gunblade and if it could shoot. They said yes, if it was built a certain way than it most definitely work.