5 barrels with stacked charges.

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https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/NG-2002-23-214
Pull the trigger once and this fires 19 times, with a few seconds between each shot so you have a little time to aim.

I thought the Metal Storm gun was a new idea. I guess not.

 

[russellshaffer]

So you better mean it when you pull that trigger. Don't drop it either.

 

[torpedo]

Reminds me of Puff the magic dragon in the C130.

 

[TrapperDude]

It reminds me of an episode of CSI Miami:

 

[leadhoarder]

Does it come in a flintlock version?

 

[Notchy Bob]

Does it come in a flintlock version?

Check out the Nock Volley Gun:

It is my understanding that the priming charge connected to the center barrel, which was then vented to the outside six. Julia Auctions made an interesting video about it: Nock's Volley Gun Video

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

 

[TrapperDude]

Check out the Nock Volley Gun:

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It is my understanding that the priming charge connected to the center barrel, which was then vented to the outside six. Julia Auctions made an interesting video about it: Nock's Volley Gun Video

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

I can't say that that would be a lot of fun to fire.

 

[Notchy Bob]

I can't say that that would be a lot of fun to fire.

Probably not!

The American Rifleman magazine had a little piece about this gun a few years ago. This gun was presented to the British military, and the Army rejected it outright. The British Navy actually ordered several hundred of them, thinking they would be good for "clearing the decks" for boarding enemy ships. I don't think these guns saw much use, though, and they didn't stay in service long. If I remember correctly, bore size was about .55", with each barrel firing a half- ounce ball. I'm guessing there would be a bit of a hang fire in detonating the charge in the center barrel, due to a long flags channel, with an additional slight delay before the other six charges detonated. However, the idea was that all seven charges would let go more or less simultaneously. I "doubled" a shot from an unmentionable side-by-side once. It got my attention, to say the least. Seven shots, all at once? No, thanks! As for accuracy, I don't recall anybody commenting.

It is an interesting historical weapon, though.

Notchy Bob

 

[skoda]

There is this one:
The Promise of American Repeating Weapons, 1791-1821

Chambers Flintlock Machine Gun from the 1700s