Gatlin'

Pancho Peacemaker · September 16, 2011, 01:00:23 PM

Charlie Prince (to Ben Wade): "Looks like they gots a Gatlin'."

Come join us for the 2011 NCOWS SW Regional Match: Sept 29, 30, Oct1st.

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Steel Horse Bailey · September 16, 2011, 07:20:49 PM

I want one.

No ... I don't want to (just) shoot one ...

Where's that Lottery ticket?

Texas Lawdog · September 17, 2011, 05:58:33 AM

SHB, You gotta come down here to buy one of those lottery tickets.

Pancho Peacemaker · September 17, 2011, 06:56:04 AM

Quote from: Steel Horse Bailey on September 16, 2011, 07:20:49 PM
I want one.

No ... I don't want to (just) shoot one ...

Where's that Lottery ticket?

Last year the owner of the Gatlin' ("Whiskers") made it available for folks to shoot. You just had to cover the cost of the ammo.

I believe he is bringing it again this year.

It is a fun experience to fire one of these.

Drayton Calhoun · September 17, 2011, 03:31:25 PM

Hey, Dixie has brand new hand built Gatlings for sale...only $45,000...you betcha!

Major 2 · September 17, 2011, 04:25:05 PM

I got to experience that someday.... I did get to shoot a hand made 22LR version once ,that was cool
shooting a 45/70 version , would $$$$ but be very cool.

StrawHat · October 10, 2011, 06:49:29 AM

Somehow, I recall the originals being percussion cartridges and later on centerfire. Not sure where I read that but recall thinking at the time it would be a hoot to have one built around a 50+ caliber hull.

Wish I still had access to the machine shop on board my ship!

RattlesnakeJack · October 15, 2011, 11:44:38 AM

Quote from: StrawHat on October 10, 2011, 06:49:29 AM
Somehow, I recall the originals being percussion cartridges and later on centerfire.

You are correct, Sir!

A gentleman (in the truest sense of the word) of my acquaintance, through re-enactment activities, has built an absolutely gorgeous full-scale working replica of a Model 1862 percussion Gatling gun, as produced for the War Department by Armstrong, the British Licensee. I have not had the opportunity to see the finished product - matter of fact, as I recall, he planned to make two of these - but here are some photos he has posted:

Stewart is the chap second from left in the following photo. He re-enacts a Colonel of The Royal Engineers.

(The Sergeant on the left is the chap from whom I recently acquired my .476 Webley No. 4 (Webley-Pryse) revolver, as shown in this post in The Barracks: http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,40022.0.html

StrawHat · October 16, 2011, 06:45:26 AM

RattlesnakeJack,

I just see the dreaded red Xs.

wildman1 · October 16, 2011, 07:04:10 AM

Ditto. WM

Tascosa Joe · October 16, 2011, 09:07:24 AM

A few years ago, my wife and I stopped at the Mansfield, LA battlefield. Some reenactors were on site with a percussion Gatling Gun. They could shoot only blanks since the site was controlled by the Clinton Administration NPS but it was still awesome. I would hate to be the joe on the crew that had to swab out the blocks and reload. That could be an all week job at 3 or 400 rounds a minute.

I got to shoot Wiskers Gatling at the SW Regional. Great fun.