:( lol - I bought a ThunderStruck

RevolvingGarbage said:
Shame that little RG is going to get chopped up most likely. They are not good guns, but they are great gunsmithing practice. When you get one working well, it feels like you really accomplished something.
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I want to look for one and try my Youtube gunsmith skills. .22 short revolver sound very 80’s too! all things 80’s is cool again
 
Mark_Mark said:
I thinking they have something good… just give them a decade or so to figure it out. Here my hope. .45 ACP 8 shot cylinder with a 20 gague in the middle like a LeMat
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Optic-ready with an optional TWO-dot optic by Primary Arms and I'll buy one and pay the $5 stamp tax. (AOW I think :thumbup:)
 
Im still not understanding how that thing doesn't fall under the "machinegun" rule under the NFA. Does it not fire more than one round with a single manipulation of the trigger?
 
trackskippy said:
Im still not understanding how that thing doesn't fall under the "machinegun" rule under the NFA. Does it not fire more than one round with a single manipulation of the trigger?
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it’s a volley fire. So like a 2 trigger shotgun can be fired with 2 fingers. So it doesn’t actually fire 2 at the same time but a split second delay
 
Mark_Mark said:
it’s a volley fire. So like a 2 trigger shotgun can be fired with 2 fingers. So it doesn’t actually fire 2 at the same time but a split second delay
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I understand the volley fire concept, but its still letting two rounds go with one pull of the trigger. The split second has nothing to do with it. If each barrel had its own separate trigger, maybe I could see it.

Using your "split second" definition, you can call FA sustained volley fire. Theres a split second between rounds there too. ;)

Just more arbitrary ATF BS. And its only legal until, they say it ain't. ;)
 
trackskippy said:
I understand the volley fire concept, but its still letting two rounds go with one pull of the trigger. The split second has nothing to do with it. If each barrel had its own separate trigger, maybe I could see it.

Using your "split second" definition, you can call FA sustained volley fire. Theres a split second between rounds there too. ;)

Just more arbitrary ATF BS. And its only legal until, they say it ain't. ;)
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Well… Ughhh… IDK what to tell ya. It is made by a big name gun company, so if AFT is reading this…. You Approved of it for sale, don’t shoot my dog please
 
trackskippy said:
I understand the volley fire concept, but its still letting two rounds go with one pull of the trigger. The split second has nothing to do with it. If each barrel had its own separate trigger, maybe I could see it.

Using your "split second" definition, you can call FA sustained volley fire. Theres a split second between rounds there too. ;)

Just more arbitrary ATF BS. And its only legal until, they say it ain't. ;)
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It is because there are technically two triggers being pulled, not because of the delay.
 
Thunderstruck is a lot of things but it is NOT a machinegun.

Automatic means a firearm which when fired utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next cartridge without manual reloading.

Semiautomatic or Autoloader means the automatic firearm requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.

Fullautomatic or Machinegun means the automatic firearm fires more than one shot by a single function of the trigger.

Thunderstruck is a revolver. It is not any sort of automatic. It does not utilize a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next cartridge without manual reloading. It cannot be a machinegun.
 
I watched the Honest Outlaw video tonight. I watch many of his videos. Kinda entertaining.
I have to say that the Thunderstruck falls into the - what the heck category. Not real useful, but might be fun.
One of these days I am going to buy a Hi-Point when I have a couple of extra bucks in my pocket. And then spend the same amount of $$$ on ammo and head to the range.
The only difference is that people can rely on the Hi-Point if that is what their budget allows. I know folks that that is their defense gun....
 
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