diff --git a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
index 8427bef8baf..0a1fd85a665 100644
--- a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
+++ b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(uplink_items, subtypesof(/datum/uplink_item))
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_weapons/dart_pistol
 	name = "Dart Pistol Kit"
-	desc = "A miniaturized version of a normal syringe gun. It is very quiet when fired and can fit into any space a small item can. Comes with 3 syringes, a knockout poison, a silencing agent and a deadly neurotoxin."
+	desc = "A miniaturized version of a normal syringe gun. It is very quiet when fired and can fit into any space a small item can. Comes with 3 syringes: a knockout poison, a silencing agent and a deadly neurotoxin."
 	reference = "DART"
 	item = /obj/item/storage/box/syndie_kit/dart_gun
 	cost = 4
@@ -938,11 +938,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(uplink_items, subtypesof(/datum/uplink_item))
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_weapons/RSG
 	name = "Rapid Syringe Gun"
-	desc = "A rapid syringe gun able to hold six shot and fire them rapidly. Great together with the bioterror syringe"
+	desc = "A syndicate rapid syringe gun able to fill and fire syringes automatically from an internal reagent reservoir. Comes pre-loaded with 7 empty syringes, and has a maximum capacity of 14 syringes and 300u of reagents."
 	reference = "RSG"
-	item = /obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe
-	cost = 4
-	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
+	item = /obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/half
+	cost = 8
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_weapons/silencer
 	name = "Universal Suppressor"
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/syringe_gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/syringe_gun.dm
index 467cd62468e..19e5bfc5852 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/syringe_gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/syringe_gun.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	var/list/syringes = list()
 	var/max_syringes = 1
 
-/obj/item/gun/syringe/New()
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/Initialize()
 	..()
 	chambered = new /obj/item/ammo_casing/syringegun(src)
 
@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/S
-	if(chambered.BB) // Remove the chambered syringe first
+	if(length(syringes))
+		S = syringes[length(syringes)]
+	else if(chambered.BB)
+		// Remove the chambered syringe only if there's no syringe left
 		S = new()
 		chambered.BB.reagents.trans_to(S, chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)
 		qdel(chambered.BB)
 		chambered.BB = null
-	else
-		S = syringes[length(syringes)]
+		process_chamber()
 
 	user.put_in_hands(S)
 	syringes.Remove(S)
-	process_chamber()
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unload [S] from \the [src]!</span>")
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unload [S] from [src]!</span>")
 	return TRUE
 
 /obj/item/gun/syringe/attackby(obj/item/A, mob/user, params, show_msg = TRUE)
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@
 		if(in_clip < max_syringes)
 			if(!user.unEquip(A))
 				return
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load [A] into \the [src]!</span>")
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load [A] into [src]!</span>")
 			syringes.Add(A)
 			A.loc = src
 			process_chamber() // Chamber the syringe if none is already
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] cannot hold more syringes.</span>")
 	else
 		return ..()
-
-/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe_old
 	name = "rapid syringe gun"
 	desc = "A modification of the syringe gun design, using a rotating cylinder to store up to six syringes."
 	icon_state = "rapidsyringegun"
@@ -95,3 +95,299 @@
 	force = 2 //Also very weak because it's smaller
 	suppressed = 1 //Softer fire sound
 	can_unsuppress = 0 //Permanently silenced
+
+// Not quite a syringe gun, but also not completely unlike one either.
+// Uses an internal reservoir instead of separately filled syringes, and can unload them
+// at a breakneck pace.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe
+	name = "rapid syringe gun"
+	desc = "A syndicate rapid syringe gun based on an archived NanoTrasen prototype. Capable of storing and filling syringes from an internal reservoir. It has a large flap on the side that you can dump a box or bag of syringes into, and a port for filling it with liquid."
+	icon_state = "rapidsyringegun"
+	max_syringes = 14  // full two boxes worth
+	/// Maximum size of the internal reservoir
+	var/reservoir_volume = 300
+	/// Possible amounts to fill each syringe with, toggleable by alt-clicking.
+	var/list/possible_transfer_amounts = list(5, 10, 15)
+	/// Index of possible_transfer_amounts that's currently active.
+	var/transfer_amount_selection = 1
+	/// Amount of reagents to transfer out at once if no syringe is loaded.
+	var/reservoir_transfer_amount = 15
+	/// Whether or not we've alerted the user that the reservoir is empty.
+	var/alarmed = TRUE  // start out alarmed so a click just after buying doesn't give it away
+	container_type = AMOUNT_VISIBLE | TRANSPARENT  // We'll handle transfers ourselves
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
+	create_reagents(reservoir_volume)
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/Destroy()
+	QDEL_LIST(syringes)
+
+	if(chambered)
+		if(chambered.BB)
+			QDEL_NULL(chambered.BB)
+		qdel(chambered)
+
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
+	. = ..()
+	switch(var_name)
+		if("reservoir_volume")
+			reagents.maximum_volume = var_value
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/build_reagent_description(mob/user)
+	. = list("<span class='notice'>There's a little window for the internal reservoir.</span>")
+	. += ..()
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/proc/get_units_per_shot()
+	return possible_transfer_amounts[transfer_amount_selection]
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/examine(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+	. += "A switch on the side is set to [get_units_per_shot()] unit\s per shot, <span class='notice'>alt-click to change it.</span>"
+	if(chambered?.BB)
+		. += "<span class='notice'>The chambered syringe contains [round(chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)] units."
+
+/// If user is null in this proc, messages will just be ignored
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/proc/insert_single_syringe(obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/new_syringe, mob/user)
+	if(new_syringe.reagents.total_volume)
+		if(user)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src] only accepts empty syringes.</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	var/in_clip = length(syringes) + (chambered?.BB ? 1 : 0)
+	if(in_clip >= max_syringes)
+		if(user)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src] is full!</span>")
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(user)
+		if(!user.unEquip(new_syringe))
+			return
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load \the [new_syringe] into [src].</span>")
+		playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/gun_interactions/bulletinsert.ogg', 50, 1)
+	syringes.Add(new_syringe)
+	new_syringe.forceMove(src)
+
+	process_chamber() // Chamber the syringe if none is already
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/attackby(obj/item/A, mob/user, params, show_msg)
+
+	if(istype(A, /obj/item/storage))
+		// Boxes can be dumped in.
+		var/obj/item/storage/container = A
+		if(!length(container.contents))
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[A] is empty!</span>")
+			return TRUE
+		if(length(syringes) + (chambered?.BB ? 1 : 0) == max_syringes)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src] is full!</span>")
+			return TRUE
+
+		var/total_inserted = 0
+		var/found_any_syringe = FALSE
+		for(var/obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/S in container)
+			found_any_syringe = TRUE
+			if((length(syringes) + (chambered?.BB ? 1 : 0)) == max_syringes)
+				// full
+				break
+
+			// only allow empty syringes.
+			// no user call here since it'd otherwise be spamming the user with chat messages.
+			if(insert_single_syringe(S))
+				total_inserted++
+
+		if(total_inserted)
+			playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/gun_interactions/bulletinsert.ogg', 50, 1)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load [total_inserted] empty syringes into [src].")
+			// Chamber a syringe.
+			process_chamber()
+
+		else if(!found_any_syringe)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>There are no empty syringes in [A]!</span>")
+			return TRUE
+
+	else if(istype(A, /obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe))
+		insert_single_syringe(A, user)
+		return TRUE
+
+	else if(istype(A, /obj/item/reagent_containers))
+		// Loading with chemicals (but not from syringes)
+		var/obj/item/reagent_containers/incoming = A
+		if(!incoming.is_drainable())
+			return
+
+		if(!incoming.reagents.total_volume)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[incoming] is empty!</span>")
+			return
+
+		if(reagents.holder_full())
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src]'s internal reservoir is full!</span>")
+			return
+
+		var/trans = incoming.reagents.trans_to(src, incoming.amount_per_transfer_from_this)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You transfer [round(trans)] unit\s of the solution to [src]'s internal reservoir.</span>")
+		update_loaded_syringe()
+
+		// Reset the reservoir alarm
+		alarmed = FALSE
+
+	else
+		return ..()
+
+// Allow for emptying your deathmix, or for sec to find out what you were dumping into people
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/afterattack(atom/target, mob/living/user, flag, params)
+	if(istype(target, /obj/item/reagent_containers))
+		var/obj/item/reagent_containers/destination = target
+
+		if(!destination.is_refillable())
+			return
+
+		if(!reagents.total_volume)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src]'s internal reservoir is empty!</span>")
+			return
+
+		if(destination.reagents.holder_full())
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[destination] is full.</span>")
+			return
+
+		var/transfer_source = "[src]'s internal reservoir"
+		var/transfer_amount
+
+		// Empty directly from the syringe, if it's loaded.
+		// Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to fully empty the gun's chems without firing it.
+		if(chambered?.BB && chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)
+			transfer_amount = chambered.BB.reagents.trans_to(destination, get_units_per_shot())
+			transfer_source = "the syringe chambered in [src]"
+		else
+			transfer_amount = reagents.trans_to(destination, reservoir_transfer_amount)
+
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You drain [transfer_amount] unit\s from [transfer_source] into [destination].</span>")
+		// Refill the syringe
+		update_loaded_syringe()
+		return TRUE
+	else if(!reagents.total_volume && (!chambered?.BB || !chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume))
+		// Play an alert when the reservoir has run out of reagents so people don't unknowingly dump empty syringes into their foes
+		// Running out of syringes is just handled by *click*
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='[alarmed ? "danger" : "userdanger"]'>[src] [alarmed ? "beeps" : "whines"]: Internal chemical reservoir empty!</span>")
+		if(!alarmed)
+			playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/smg_empty_alarm.ogg', 25, 1, frequency = 60000)
+			alarmed = TRUE
+		// always send the to_chat so there's still feedback if the gun tries to fire
+
+		return TRUE
+	else
+		return ..()
+
+// Switch the amount of reagents used per shot.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/AltClick(mob/living/user)
+
+	transfer_amount_selection++
+	if(transfer_amount_selection > length(possible_transfer_amounts))
+		transfer_amount_selection = 1
+
+	playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/gun_interactions/selector.ogg', 25, 1)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] will now fill each syringe with up to [get_units_per_shot()] units.</span>")
+	update_loaded_syringe()
+
+/// Update the chambered syringe's contents based on the reservoir contents.
+/// Makes sure that what's contained in the syringe is representative of the mix as a whole.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/proc/update_loaded_syringe()
+	if(!chambered?.BB)
+		return
+
+	// Refresh the mix in the syringe by pushing it into our internal beaker, and then pulling it out.
+	// The only time we /won't/ is when we dump out to a beaker.
+	if(chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)
+		chambered.BB.reagents.trans_to(src, chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)
+
+	reagents.trans_to(chambered.BB, get_units_per_shot())
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/process_chamber()
+
+	if(!length(syringes) || chambered?.BB)
+		return
+
+	var/obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/S = syringes[1]
+	if(!S)
+		return
+
+	chambered.BB = new S.projectile_type(src)
+	update_loaded_syringe()
+	chambered.BB.name = S.name
+
+	syringes.Remove(S)
+	qdel(S)
+
+// Unload an empty syringe, making sure its existing contents get returned to the reservoir
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/attack_self(mob/living/user)
+	if(!length(syringes) && !chambered.BB)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] is empty.</span>")
+		return FALSE
+
+	var/obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/S
+	if(chambered.BB) // Remove the chambered syringe first
+		S = new()
+		// Dump it into the main reservoir beforehand
+		chambered.BB.reagents.trans_to(src, chambered.BB.reagents.total_volume)
+		qdel(chambered.BB)
+		chambered.BB = null
+	else
+		S = syringes[length(syringes)]
+
+	user.put_in_hands(S)
+	syringes.Remove(S)
+	process_chamber()
+	playsound(src, "sound/weapons/gun_interactions/remove_bullet.ogg", 25, 1)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unload [S] from [src].</span>")
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/suicide_act(mob/user)
+
+	if(!chambered?.BB)
+		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] puts [user.p_their()] mouth to [src]'s reagent port and swings [user.p_their()] head back, it looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
+		if(!reagents.total_volume)
+			visible_message("<span class='danger'>...but there was nothing inside!</span>")
+			return SHAME
+		else
+			reagents.trans_to(user, reagents.total_volume)
+	else
+		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] raises [src] to [user.p_their()] shoulder, it looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to lose their medical license!</span>")
+		handle_suicide(user, user)
+	return TOXLOSS
+
+/// Version that comes pre-loaded with a given amount of syringes.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded
+	/// The number of syringes to reload. If not set, defaults to max_syringes.
+	var/number_to_preload
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
+	var/obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe/new_syringe
+	for(var/i in 0 to (number_to_preload == null ? max_syringes : number_to_preload))
+		new_syringe = new()
+		insert_single_syringe(new_syringe)
+
+/// Version that comes loaded with half of the standard amount of syringes. Used in the uplink.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/half
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/half/Initialize(mapload)
+	number_to_preload = max_syringes / 2
+	. = ..()
+
+/// For shenanigans. This is essentially an RSG that never needs to be refilled with syringes.
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/beaker_blaster
+	name = "beaker buster"
+	desc = "A syringe gun presumably cobbled together with the power of bluespace and powerful stimulants. Can shoot large amounts of reagents with an endless supply of syringes."
+	possible_transfer_amounts = list(1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50)
+	reservoir_volume = 10000  // stupid big
+	max_syringes = 3  // doesn't really matter since they regen
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/beaker_blaster/process_chamber()
+	. = ..()
+	// add a new syringe so it's technically infinite
+	insert_single_syringe(new /obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe)
+
+/obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe/preloaded/beaker_blaster/attack_self(mob/living/user)
+	// no printing infinite syringes.
+	return
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
index b5e29bca1d8..bcfec88aeaa 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define SYRINGE_BROKEN 2
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/syringe
-	name = "Syringe"
+	name = "syringe"
 	desc = "A syringe."
 	icon = 'icons/goonstation/objects/syringe.dmi'
 	item_state = "syringe_0"
diff --git a/code/modules/research/designs/weapon_designs.dm b/code/modules/research/designs/weapon_designs.dm
index 4ad9a03f193..72a27711bc8 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/designs/weapon_designs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/designs/weapon_designs.dm
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@
 	materials = list(MAT_METAL = 6000, MAT_SILVER = 600, MAT_URANIUM = 2000)
 	build_path = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/wt550m9/wttx
 
-/datum/design/rapidsyringe
-	name = "Rapid Syringe Gun"
-	desc = "A gun that fires many syringes."
-	id = "rapidsyringe"
-	req_tech = list("combat" = 2, "biotech" = 3)
-	build_type = PROTOLATHE
-	materials = list(MAT_METAL = 5000, MAT_GLASS = 1000)
-	build_path = /obj/item/gun/syringe/rapidsyringe
-	category = list("Weapons")
-
 /datum/design/stunshell
 	name = "Stun Shell"
 	desc = "A stunning shell for a shotgun."