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Ok, I was wandering through a gun show with a friend discussing what guns fell into what category and why, The subject of Gatling guns came up which are not NFA items because of the manual operation. But what are they? Not machine guns, per the ATF, obviously not pistols, not rifles or shotguns, as they don't have stocks and can't be shouldered, not AOWs as I understand it, so are they just "firearms" like the shockwave type smoothbores are?

I don't know if this belongs here or in the legal section, but I thought someone here might have a better idea than there.
 
Even though that was not the best tactical employment. But they were on carriages like cannon and if you squinted the barrel bundle looked like a cannon, so they used them at cannon ranges.
 
A modern-made manually operated Gatling gun would be treated like a semiautomatic tripod-mounted MG clone. Would be listed as "other" on the Form 4473.
 
There was a guy selling bursts from his 1860 Gatling Repro at the CAS range.
The "chargers" with bullet, powder, and percussion cap are considered "muzzleloaders", not even a firearm to BATF, any more than any other cap and ball.
 
Oh no, not the infamous Gatling gun loophole, oh the humanity. Just think of all the gang bangers looking to get in on gatling gun drivebys if this loophole is not closed. The ATF should get on this right after consigning the bump stock to oblivion.

(For literalists--this is sarcastic irony btw.)
 
The modern 45-70 Colt repro 1877 gatling transfers as a title one firearm. At a MSRP of $50,000.
 
This is probably going even further afield, but if you made a modern Gatling gun in a modern caliber, could you use a spring loaded magazine or barrels shorter than 16"?
 
I remember ads for .22 Gatling gun plans in magazines like popular mechanics. I've always thought that would be just about the coolest shop project ever!

Does any body have those plans?? I'd love to see them :)
 
I saw one of those 22 Gatling guns for sale ~15 years ago at the Cabelas Gun Library in Dundee, MI. I believe they were asking $16,000 or so.
 
boom boom said:
Oh no, not the infamous Gatling gun loophole, oh the humanity. Just think of all the gang bangers looking to get in on gatling gun drivebys if this loophole is not closed. The ATF should get on this right after consigning the bump stock to oblivion.

(For literalists--this is sarcastic irony btw.)
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Look out for Escalades with trailer hitches.
 
Sistema1927 said:
Look out for Escalades with trailer hitches.
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I will. I live close to a Civil War battlefield and you know how "problematic" those re enactors can be as bad actors.

I'd also watch out for Dianne Feinstein railing about the Assault Gatling Guns on the Senate floor. Her bodyguards would probably go out and buy one to protect her--hitched to an Escalade no doubt.
 
Pay close attention the coming months to the classification of Gatling guns. There have been articles indicating that the Trump administration is going to enact a ban on bump fire stocks and if that happens the wording of it could apply to other devices that increase the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm.
 
Ryanxia said:
Pay close attention the coming months to the classification of Gatling guns. There have been articles indicating that the Trump administration is going to enact a ban on bump fire stocks and if that happens the wording of it could apply to other devices that increase the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm.
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And in what way is a manually operated Gatling gun a semi-automatic firearm?
 
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And in what way is a manually operated Gatling gun a semi-automatic firearm?
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Thought it was? Don't know much about them but semi-autos are all operated "manually". Just saying if they are going to be reclassifying a continuous movement that can fire multiple rounds (bump stock) its possible in these kooky days we're in that they could extend that to a Gatling gun (assuming .45-70 or modern cartridge model).
 
Ryanxia said:
Thought it was? Don't know much about them but semi-autos are all operated "manually".
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Sorry, but no.

Even Wikipedia knows better: "Semi-automatic refers to a firearm which uses the force of recoil or gas to eject the empty case and load a fresh cartridge into the firing chamber for the next shot and which allows repeat shots solely through the action of pulling the trigger."

In a Gatling gun, neither the recoil nor gas, nor any other action of the preceding shot does anything. It is the actuation of the "trigger" (in this case a crank) that performs all of the work. No different from a double action revolver.
 
My mistake. My point was to be aware of the upcoming changes to the legal definitions of certain firearm categories.
 
Ryanxia said:
My mistake. My point was to be aware of the upcoming changes to the legal definitions of certain firearm categories.
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No problem. While these definitions are important to me, you are probably right since absolutely nothing is off limits to the haters of freedom. They won't be satisfied until we are all disarmed and defenseless. Until then, keep your powder dry.
 
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