Affordable Gatling Gun?

[Andy Griffith]

Every one I've ever seen cost more than any vehicle I've ever bought- and that's the reproductions.

How come someone doesn't make one that's just a bit more affordable- say in the less than $10K range... I'd love to have one. Heck, even the rimfires are over that price range. Most of the period correct built centerfire ones today are in the $25K-40K range, and a real vintage one...well...I'd have to sell all my property to afford one. I think I'd just like to shoot a real, vintage one- just once. Has to be like being an engineer on a steam engine. *grins from ear to ear* Of course, shooting a Gatling gun from a steam engine would be the trick.

Maybe I've just watched The War Wagon too many times.

Oh well...away from the daydream and back to work and regularly scheduled programing.

 

[cjw3]

This is not really a Gatling, but it does run with a crank you turn. The trigger bar pivots back and forth and fires each gun alternately. I saw one once, and it does work.

google: gatling gun kit for ruger 10/22 rifles

 

[jrm53]

I used to have a Calico kit that took 2 10-22 Rugers mounted on their sides 1 throwing cases up and the other one throwing them down and you cranked a crank it had 2 50 round Mitchel mags. It was fine until you had a jam and them it could get dangerous, I got rid of it. Jeff

 

[m1gunner]

Just put one of those crank trigger pullers on an AR with a beta mag.

 

[jkc]

I've had the pleasure of shooting one, a reproduction, I suppose, and somewhere there's video of my white-haired mother running the gun. I think its owner is a former co-worker of our own Paladin85020, who might know more about the gun in question. I gather that owning these guns are somewhat akin to owning a fancy horse --- initially expensive, with high costs of care and feeding...

 

[Cyrano]

cjw3: I've also seen something similiar for the M1 carbine. In fact, I think the carbine version was the earlier.

 

[billdeserthills]

A version was made that connected two AK-47's together also.
I just get along with my 1919 in .308 and a big crank attachment
let's you fire about 400 rounds per minute and looks nice up on the tripod.
Just belt up a couple hundred rounds & let her rip...