Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) Wow I just got my new old Gatling Gun. I have wanted one for , it seems like forever. Just got it delivered. My friend Purgatory Smith, filmed us shooting it for the first time. What a hoot. I love it (WHAT A TIME TO BE SHORT ON PRIMERS) Edited May 11 by Just Bill SASS# 16394 miss spelling 18 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L 598 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 That Is Awesome !!! Love It Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene, SASS # 27489 1,509 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Yes, totally awesome! I'd never heard of a percussion Gatling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eyesa Horg 1,835 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Way awesome!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 27 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Yes, totally awesome! I'd never heard of a percussion Gatling. It's amazing to realize that before cartridge guns Dr. Richard Gatling could invent a semi auto firearm. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 It's amazing to realize that before cartridge guns Dr. Richard Gatling could invent a semi auto firearm. 1 minute ago, Just Bill SASS# 16394 said: It's amazing to realize that before cartridge guns Dr. Richard Gatling could invent a semi auto firearm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner, SASS #1940 14 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Not legally considered a firearm, as there is no trigger per se. So in other words, there are no NFA restrictions on them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss 1,411 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I want one! heck I trade both of my cats and at least one of my kids just to shoot it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 1,107 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I'm in love & jealous !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TNtrapper 30 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Now thats really...really a sweet machine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 31,112 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey On a serious note: That is so cool! Edited May 12 by Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goody, SASS #26190 1,511 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Is this an original or a reproduction? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 419 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 That is a neat video, thanks for sharing! The leader of our Venture Crew 1872 has one of these and we use the cylinders with percusion caps on the back and shoot black powder blanks. It has a tripod like the one you have plus we also have a set up with a wheeled carriage. I am including some photos from back in 2010 when we first test fired it prior to a Civil War reinactment at Mexia Texas. The cylinders are stainless steel and can been seen below the gattling on the tarp. It took some time to work out the exact load for the blanks to prevent chain fires in the magazine, but we got that done and it works great. We have used it many times in Indian War Living History events and Civil War Reinactments. We have access to four mountain howitzers that belong to the local Scout Council for use in these events also. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 1,160 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 That's just plain cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yul Lose 6,816 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 5 hours ago, Goody, SASS #26190 said: Is this an original or a reproduction? Built by Battery Gun Company in Michigan. They build them better than the originals. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 The Gatling gun I have is a reproduction It is made to the original patent. It is made by Jay Sarosik. He does beutiful work.thebatterygunco@gmail.com 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colonel Kraken 108 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I wonder if I threw a tantrum in the Gatling Gun store if my wife would buy me one. Or maybe if I don't get anything for five Christmases and five birthdays. Seriously that is just super cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Cornelius Gilliam, SASS#5875TG 43 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 It is so much fun to shoot!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goody, SASS #26190 1,511 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Just Bill SASS# 16394 said: The Gatling gun I have is a reproduction It is made to the original patent. It is made by Jay Sarosik. He does beutiful work.thebatterygunco@gmail.com Thanks. So after looking at his website I see that you could order some of the BP chambers and fire as they did on the originals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss 1,411 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I reckon ifn you have to ask, you can’t afford it!!! I looked at his website, sure would be cool to have one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seamus McGillicuddy 398 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Awesome Bill! Off the charts on the coolness factor. And thanks for the best explanation I’ve ever heard on how the original guns worked using musket caps and nipples like a percussion revolver. I always wondered how they got paper cartridges to work in a Gatling. Are your .45 Colt cartridges loaded the same as you’d use in your rifle or pistol? Thanks for the post. Seamus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 I am loading them with a 230 gr. lead round nose bullet. I was using the same powder charge that I use with my 200 gr. flat nose bullets. But I think I will up the charge some. (I came across a large quantity of 230 gr. bullets, that is why I am using them). NOW, PRIMERS ARE ANOTHER STORY. Just Bill 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diamond Jake 376 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I wonder if that's the same company that made the one I got to shoot up in Michigan in the late 1970's. It was made using blueprints obtained from some library. It was built to patent specs, except he used 12 gauge barrels. I shot a stack of 12 ga blanks in just a few seconds cranking that big ol' crank. I'll never forget it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,419 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Love this! Thanks for posting it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bill SASS# 16394 69 Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 One these was listed on gun broker. A shop in Oklahoma was selling them. But the manufacture is in Michigan. The price is give or take $8500.00 But can you put a price on FUN? (Well maybe) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baltimore Ed 146 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Very neat. I shot 20 rds from a Colt Gatling at EOT. COOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L 1,134 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Oh...love it!!! It's on my bucket list, for sure. But, you're sure gonna tick off ole sniffin' joe, and his ilk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goody, SASS #26190 1,511 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 10 hours ago, Baltimore Ed said: Very neat. I shot 20 rds from a Colt Gatling at EOT. COOL. Ah, the Sargents. I had the pleasure of both the 45-70 Gatling in BP and the 308 in smokeless. Also a 20 mm Mountain Howitzer and a Maxmim, IIRC, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 419 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 20 hours ago, Goody, SASS #26190 said: Ah, the Sargents. I had the pleasure of both the 45-70 Gatling in BP and the 308 in smokeless. Also a 20 mm Mountain Howitzer and a Maxmim, IIRC, Yep that was a lot of fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goody, SASS #26190 1,511 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Yep that was a lot of fun! Those guys are awesome! I hung around there camp sight listening to them, watching them reload for the howitzer, asking questions. Just generally acting like a little brother who won't leave his sister alone in the parlor with her date. You know, being a nuisance. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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