The 10-22 gatling gun?

[Ike R]

Has anyone seen this thing in action? I am thinking of getting one from Cabela's for kicks on my private range.

Its a hand crank gatling gun reproduction/10-22 conversion that requires 2 10-22 barrels (not included), it is not an automatic by federal guidlines because it has a wheel trigger that just trips the sear pin 4 time's in one revolution, because the pin resets between pulls it is a semi-auto! Just seems like a very fun thing to blow some rounds through.

An aquaintance claims to have seen one, but I think hes full of wet powder and followed by a bad primer.

I mean, blowing stuff up with a gatling gun would be pretty nifty IMHO, especially when it feeds something cheap! .22 ammo! I could shoot thousands of rounds of it and never break a hundred dollar bill!

Not really interested in if its accurate (because I bet its not!), mostly wanting to know how it worked mechanically and any other details you might have observed.

O and I am sorry if this is the wrong place for this ....just figured since it required 10-22 barrels= rifle forum.

 

[DeepSouth]

I'm pretty sure it requires two complete 10/22's (minus the stocks) not just the barrels. I've never seen one in person but have been told the 2 guns just mount in the gat frame and a rod with cam lobes slides through the trigger guards and hit the trigger as it's turned. If that is correct it should be as reliable and accurate as the 10/22 you buy for it.


I'll bet you can find some vids on You Tube if you look.

It would be cool but for the price of two 10/22's and the kit I could get ......a Garand

 

[hatchetbearer]

Yeah, They take 2 Barreled actions, not just the barrel. the one I seen being resold in a store completed for $800 with dual 50 round pro-mag drums made me think one was paying for the atf letter.

 

[Ike R]

hrmmm glad I posted here before I ordered it as either we are talking about 2 different setups or I would be hacked that I had to get another 10-22 reciever.

Research is good, gonna do some more. Thanks for your responses =)

 

[4thPointOfContact]

If it needs two ea. 10-22 barrels, then it's very unlikely that they are both going to go into the same receiver. There's just not enough market share for a side-by-side 10-22.

 

[Dimis]

if your talking about this one it takes TWO barreled actions

http://www.tacticalinc.com/ruger-1022-gatling-machined-aluminum-p-571.html

so yes you would need two 10/22s to do this kit

its a neet toy but way to expencive IMO because you have to buy 2 10/22s ($400) and the kit ($450) for a total of $850 just to turn a crank and expend ammo rapidly

 

[DeepSouth]

From the Cabelas Product description.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t.../en/common/search/search-box.jsp.form1&Go.x=0

In 1861, Dr. Richard Gatling developed a hand-crank operated, multibarrel firearm destined to become the world's first gun capable of firing multiple rounds in sustained bursts. This kit enables you to capture a taste of what it must have been like to fire the legendary Gatling gun by converting two Ruger 10/22 rifles (not included) into a twin-barrel modern rendition in .22 caliber. Fun and affordable to shoot, the machined aluminum kit features bronze bushings, a trigger bar on thrust bearing, aluminum receiver covers, anti-aircraft-style sights, swivel feet, barrel guards, muzzle brakes and limit screws. Rate of fire is four rounds per crank revolution. Assembles in minutes with ordinary hand tools. Classified semi-auto, so no special BATF permit is needed.

 

[rcmodel]

Bottom line is, if it included receivers, you couldn't mail-order it, even without barrels.

It would have to be transfered through an FFL, and it doesn't have to be.

rc

 

[CraigC]

...for a total of $850 just to turn a crank and expend ammo rapidly

Uh, isn't that the whole point? Folks buy $800-$1000 AR's and $1500 Desert Eagles just to go to the range and make noise but it costs a hell of lot more to shoot them than a .22LR. I'm sure you'd be hard-pressed to find a practical use for the thing but if you ever get tired of it you can always put the two 10/22's back together and take your son squirrel hunting. It's probably a fun setup and now that BDM has decent 50rd drums, well......

I have a little bit of an issue with referring to a pair of semi-autos clamped into a chassis being referred to as a "Gatling" gun but I'll bite my tongue.....for now.

 

[bigfatdave]

Those look like fun toys, but they aren't really Gatling guns, they're cammed triggers mounted in a sort of "machinegunny" looking housing.

Now, this is closer to a real Gatling Gun in .22:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4i9_kkg30o
(obviously, video link ... not safe for grumpiness)

And these nice folks will make you one or sell you plans to make your own:
http://www.gatlingguns.net/pricelist.htm
(warning, not safe for wallet)

 

[rogertc1]

I could buy one if i wanted to however no desire...

 

[9mmepiphany]

A co-worker used to have on and we've taken it out a few time...yes this is in CA

He actually used it to teach a course for CA DOJ...showing how something that many people would think is illegal isn't. It was very cool and more accurate than you would think...you have to remember that it is an area sweeper

 

[52grain]

This looks like a lot of fun. Don't know that it would be worth $850.

 

[Ike R]

Yeah friends, think I will pass on this "cool and fun" purchase and get my trust set up so I can get me a supressed hogstopper like Flintknappers and maybe a supressed 10/22, one for my AR, and my 9mm, and buy my reloading gear and start doing that, but ....

but ..., wait this "gatling gun" is actually cheaper than all that!

 

[Art Eatman]

Back some twenty-plus years ago, a guy brought one of those to my place for a fun session. Fun, alright, but you couldn't control it well enough to hit a barn wall from the inside.

As far as I'm concerned, they're a total waste of money.

 

[Dimis]

Uh, isn't that the whole point? Folks buy $800-$1000 AR's and $1500 Desert Eagles just to go to the range and make noise

Yeah your right but some of us do still try to stick to hitting targets not just spray and pray

 

[Norrick]

would be cool to hook up a motor to that crank... but I have a feeling that would be extremely illegal.

 

[bigfatdave]

The ATF claims that converting a crank-operated gun to a motorized one makes it a machinegun, and thus makes you a criminal.
No logic to it, but yes, motorizing it would be against the regulations even if the motor were turning slower than hand-speed.

 

[fireman 9731]

There was one for sale in the Buy/Sell/Trade forums about a week ago.