What is the longest-period gun and oscillator?

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Mimila99
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What is the longest-period gun and oscillator?

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I want to add this to some pages, but I can't find them in the first place. please help me!

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B8/S012
o3bo$5b$5b$o3bo$b3ob!
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#CXRLE Pos=7,7
x = 15, y = 15, rule = B37/S1234
15o$o13bo$ob5ob5obo$obobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobo$ob
obobobobobobo$o13bo$ob5ob5obo$obo3bobo3bobo$ob5ob5obo$o5bo5bobo$ob5ob
5obo$o13bo$15o!
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Re: What is the longest-period gun and oscillator?

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There is no maximum. There are ways to get any positive integer (for guns, as long as it's at least 14).
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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