Subdeacon Joe Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://www.guns.com/2012/12/18/treeby-chain-gun-14-shot-rifle-from-1854/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I want one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Really cool gun, especially for that period!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Really cool gun, especially for that period!! It is. I did notice one thing - the presenter seemed to think that you had to reload all the chambers before resuming shooting. I'm thinking that after the 1st 14 rounds, the shooter just reloads the next chamber up. Bite the cartridge open, pour in the powder, seat the ball with his thumb, cap the chamber, fire. Do it again. If there is a lull, reload several chambers. It would still be faster, maybe twice as fast, as a Springfield and having to deal with the ramrod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 It is. I did notice one thing - the presenter seemed to think that you had to reload all the chambers before resuming shooting. I'm thinking that after the 1st 14 rounds, the shooter just reloads the next chamber up. Bite the cartridge open, pour in the powder, seat the ball with his thumb, cap the chamber, fire. Do it again. If there is a lull, reload several chambers. It would still be faster, maybe twice as fast, as a Springfield and having to deal with the ramrod. You're right. You can load one or a couple and it's still faster then anything at the time. I wonder why it was never successful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 You're right. You can load one or a couple and it's still faster then anything at the time. I wonder why it was never successful! Too high a rate of fire. Look at the magazine cut offs in rifles even in WWI. Men were taught to load and fire as single shot and not "waste" ammunition. The powers that were didn't want soldiers to shoot promiscuously and rend the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yep, too bad the military didn't allow lever actions in 1876 when Custer had his last stand. He would have had a much better chance with 73's in .44-40!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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