Buying/loading/making .45 Gatlin Cartridge

[TomEnfield]

It is an interesting discussion that occurred to me last week when I was at Leeds armouries. Now we have actions like lever release and MARS on sec 1, that need an extra imput from the firmer to chamber the next round then why wouldn't a Gatling be classified similarly as it needs constant input from the firer to load, fire, eject and reload each chamber through the turning of the crank? Thus proving it's not automatic, or even semi automatic, as the firer provides the impetus for operating a 100% manual action.

I agree entirely, but what sets a gatlin apart is the constant fire it produces. I feel this would attract a lot of attention from the police, more so than level release and Sect 1 L1A1s and M14s.

[Blackstuff]

No part of the Firearms Act refers to 'volume/rate of fire', it's entirely focused on the action and size of the gun. A 200lb, 4 man crewed, carriage mounted gun is hardly a practical weapon outside of a sub 19thC battlefield

[dromia]

It is an interesting discussion that occurred to me last week when I was at Leeds armouries. Now we have actions like lever release and MARS on sec 1, that need an extra imput from the firmer to chamber the next round then why wouldn't a Gatling be classified similarly as it needs constant input from the firer to load, fire, eject and reload each chamber through the turning of the crank? Thus proving it's not automatic, or even semi automatic, as the firer provides the impetus for operating a 100% manual action.

I agree entirely, but what sets a gatlin apart is the constant fire it produces. I feel this would attract a lot of attention from the police, more so than level release and Sect 1 L1A1s and M14s.

That along with its high portability and concealability would no doubt make it a real threat in the establishment's eyes.

[ovenpaa]

Interesting, I know of one in the UK that was test fired only 3-4 weeks ago.

What caliber was it?

Not sure, the person who was at the event did not pick me up any fired brass and he was not sure himself as it was only one of several interesting things. I do know the owner as we have met in the past however it is a while since we spoke last. He has one of my 'scopes so it is probably time I gave him a call.

[legs748]

It is an interesting discussion that occurred to me last week when I was at Leeds armouries. Now we have actions like lever release and MARS on sec 1, that need an extra imput from the firmer to chamber the next round then why wouldn't a Gatling be classified similarly as it needs constant input from the firer to load, fire, eject and reload each chamber through the turning of the crank? Thus proving it's not automatic, or even semi automatic, as the firer provides the impetus for operating a 100% manual action.

I agree entirely, but what sets a gatlin apart is the constant fire it produces. I feel this would attract a lot of attention from the police, more so than level release and Sect 1 L1A1s and M14s.

That along with its high portability and concealability would no doubt make it a real threat in the establishment's eyes.

Could you imagine trying to get the barrelled action into a cabinet?

[Dark Skies]

That's got me thinking about the purchase of one of these for a .22 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jif4Wo0LDX8

[1066]

Interesting - As far as I can recall, some of the early Gatling guns used a sort of cylindrical sleeve that the ammunition was pre-loaded into. This, of course, was a great aid to reliably feeding using the gravity or hopper feeding system.