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For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:03 pm
by T'owd Mon
This for sale in the U.K. from Henry Krank. Interesting dealer who always has something of interest.
https://www.henrykrank.com/a-very-rare- ... 5l3.Wz2Kj8
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:36 pm
by GrapeApe
Please forgive my ignorance, but do all 7 barrels fire simultaneously?
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:24 pm
by Wambli Ska
GrapeApe wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:36 pm
Please forgive my ignorance, but do all 7 barrels fire simultaneously?
That appears to be the case. One cap/firing mechanism, and barrels don’t look like they rotate.
That is a very interesting firearms!
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:29 pm
by GrapeApe
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:24 pm
That appears to be the case. One cap/firing mechanism, and barrels don’t look like they rotate.
That is a very interesting firearms!
If that is the case......
OUCH!!!!
70 caliber roughly equals a 12 bore 16/12 = 1.33oz per round ball. 1.33 x 7 = launching 9.31oz with every pull of the trigger. I'll say it again...
OUCH!!!!
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:20 pm
by Wambli Ska
The description says for deer and geese. I suspend it’s a version of the old Pontoon guns that were meant to fire supported at a whole flock of geese for grocery shopping as opposed to sporting purposes. Probably fired supported from a concealed location at a herd of deer or a flock of geese on the ground or water.
But I’m strictly guessing
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:49 pm
by mitdr774
It's a Nock rifle, so 7 barrels of volley fire. I'm going to pass on that. Even the smaller caliber ones only saw limited use due to substantial recoil.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:48 pm
by GrapeApe
Even with a light (for the bore diameter) charge of 100gr for each barrel you'd still only get 10 loadings per pound of powder
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:54 pm
by CPJ 2.0
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:20 pm
The description says for deer and geese. I suspend it’s a version of the old Pontoon guns that were meant to fire supported at a whole flock of geese for grocery shopping as opposed to sporting purposes. Probably fired supported from a concealed location at a herd of deer or a flock of geese on the ground or water.
****But I’m strictly guessing*****
So is Siri.
At what you meant to say.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:31 am
by Justsomedude
I wonder if the federales would consider that a machine-gun with more than one round in a single trigger pull.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:58 am
by GrapeApe
Justsomedude wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:31 am
I wonder if the federales would consider that a machine-gun with more than one round in a single trigger pull.
Well, it's a muzzle loader. It's my understanding that ML's aren't classified as "firearms"
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:11 am
by Justsomedude
GrapeApe wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:58 am
Justsomedude wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:31 am
I wonder if the federales would consider that a machine-gun with more than one round in a single trigger pull.
Well, it's a muzzle loader. It's my understanding that ML's aren't classified as "firearms"
I should have clarified. I meant a non muzzle loader, not necessarily the one in the article. That was my brain wandering. I've seen plenty of shotguns thatll double and wonder if that would fit their definition of something to lock a person in a cage over.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:09 pm
by Gene L
Bernard Cornwell in his "Sharps" books mentions such a gun, fired by his huge friend, Patrick Harper. Set during the Napoleonic wars. Yes, all fired at once. The gun makes a fairly late introduction in his books.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:01 pm
by PFD45
All I know about Nock Volley Guns is he made one for the Navy but they stopped using it 'cause it was catching the ships on fire!:o
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:01 pm
by PFD45
PFD45 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:01 pm
All I know about Nock Volley Guns is he made one for the Navy but they stopped using it 'cause it was catching the ships on fire !:o
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:57 pm
by Wambli Ska
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:20 pm
The description says for deer and geese. I suspend it’s a version of the old Pontoon guns that were meant to fire supported at a whole flock of geese for grocery shopping as opposed to sporting purposes. Probably fired supported from a concealed location at a herd of deer or a flock of geese on the ground or water.
But I’m strictly guessing
BTW autocorrect bites me again. It was supposed to say PUNT guns but dictionary on the phone apparently knows if no such thing…
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Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:28 am
by Bigslug
But what I really want to know is. . .
How do you measure your group size?
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:13 am
by Varmintmist
Ok, I want one.
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:21 am
by Wambli Ska
Bigslug wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:28 am
But what I really want to know is. . .
How do you measure your group size?
Body count…
Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:46 pm
by jbp-ohio
Back in the 70's all of the magazines (and Sears catalog) had muzzleloader kits. Including pepperbox and duckbill pistols. Don't remember anyone selling a rifle kit?
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Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:49 pm
by T'owd Mon
Thankfully Punt Guns are still legal to use here in the U.K. to hunt waterfowl provided the bore size does not exceed 1 and 3/4 inches.
From an old advertisement piece I have:
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Re: For the Shooter who Thinks he has Everything!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:03 pm
by Wambli Ska
