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Yesterday 2:40:21 PM EDT
And then he did it hand built to original specs..... fully functional authentic copy of Model 1872 45-70 Govt. He was a cool dude and a hell of a machinist.













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Yesterday 2:41:58 PM EDT
[#1]
Too cool
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Yesterday 2:47:21 PM EDT
[#2]
Why did he do this? I love it when old dudes kick ass. Was this a recent project?
Yesterday 2:50:05 PM EDT
[#3]
Awesome!
"An age of glory passed like a lightning flash. The mandate of heaven passed from you but you didn't see. Times change and power passes. It is the pity of the world."

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Yesterday 2:52:40 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By scrolledandtabbed:
Why did he do this? I love it when old dudes kick ass. Was this a recent project?
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Because he had the skills ability and desire.  Sometimes people with authentic but rare skills like to tinker. Receiver engraving is 2002 I do not recall when he was "finished" with it.
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Yesterday 2:53:19 PM EDT
[#5]
That is a great accomplishment.  Great photos too.
Yesterday 2:57:02 PM EDT
[#6]
Where would one find the original plans?  I’d like to make something like that.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. In the end, the one who wins is the one who thinks he can! - SCI, NRA
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Yesterday 3:00:39 PM EDT
[#7]
Wonder why they did the muzzle the way it is. Removable barrel extension (crown) ? Easily replaceable because of muzzle erosion?
Yesterday 3:00:50 PM EDT
[#8]
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Originally Posted By TinSpinner:
Where would one find the original plans?  I'd like to make something like that.
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Yanno, I always have too.  Wonder what .45 caliber barrels are going for?
Yesterday 3:02:31 PM EDT
[#9]
Everybody wants to be gangster until it’s time to do gangster shit.
Yesterday 3:03:47 PM EDT
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I think I still have a full set of blueprints for that Gun. They are stored away somewhere. I’ll take a look next week or so when I get near my storage area.

Edit: not really a machine gun. It’s a Gatling gun which is perfectly illegal without any paperwork.
Yesterday 3:04:55 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TinSpinner:
Where would one find the original plans?  I’d like to make something like that.
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Back in the day there was always an ad in Shotgun News for the plans.  $30 IIRC.  I'd imagine they can be found online nowadays.
Yesterday 3:06:12 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TinSpinner:
Where would one find the original plans?  I'd like to make something like that.
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National Archives Patent Drawings:
Richard Gatling's core multi-barrel battery gun mechanics were patented under Patent #47,631, with official design sheets viewable via the National Archives Catalog.

Historical Machine Blueprints:
Later technical drawings and configuration files (such as 1905 militia references) are hosted for study through digital repositories like the Internet Archive's Gatling Gun Blueprints Collection.

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Yesterday 3:06:48 PM EDT
[#13]
Guy I worked with back in the 80s, Will Ellis, made a Gatling gun.  The crank turned the opposite way but it ran good.  He had, at one time, a copy of every military weapon issued by the US in his shop, Fort Ellis.
Yesterday 3:07:15 PM EDT
[#14]
Not all heroes wear capes
Yesterday 3:08:32 PM EDT
[#15]
1 OF ONE
Too bad the average population of Arfcom are the sorts of people that undoubtedly know the taste of windows. (Website removed so he doesn't get any extra clicks)
Yesterday 3:09:11 PM EDT
[#16]
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Originally Posted By razerface:Edit: not really a machine gun. It's a Gatling gun which is perfectly illegal without any paperwork.
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Click Bait titles don't have to be accurate if thread delivers the goods.
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Yesterday 3:10:02 PM EDT
[#17]
I’m assuming blackpowder only?
Yesterday 3:10:27 PM EDT
[#18]
How much would it cost to feed that thing for, say one full minute of firing?
Yesterday 3:13:11 PM EDT
[#19]
As I recall the magazines he built were amongst the most pain in the ass part to produce, but it's been a while
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Yesterday 3:18:39 PM EDT
[#20]
Now off to the Granger catalog for pulleys, belts and a VFD!
Yesterday 3:26:14 PM EDT
[#21]
It’s a lot of fun shooting someone else’s machine guns.  
Knight of Blunder - Fogo '21
Yesterday 3:47:23 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By gODZOOKIE:
I’m assuming blackpowder only?
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Cleaning that would take a week.
Yesterday 3:52:53 PM EDT
[#23]
Much cooler than mine:

WTB: Steel Bodied Surefire Trainer
Yesterday 3:53:55 PM EDT
[#24]
All we need now is an older Toyota pickup!

Just no
Yesterday 3:56:59 PM EDT
[#25]
Quite the retirement project!
Yesterday 3:58:53 PM EDT
[#26]
Wow!😮  very cool!
Yesterday 4:06:29 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By merick:

Cleaning that would take a week.
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Drop it in a chemical bath and run the crank.  I could not imagine cleaning that from start to finish.  Though it brings up an interesting research tangent to know what the actual period correct cleaning practice, tools, and chemicals were.
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Yesterday 4:25:25 PM EDT
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Yesterday 4:26:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AzAk108][Edited] [#29]
Now we need an FRT for electric powered Gatling style guns.
Yesterday 4:33:44 PM EDT
[#30]
Very cool.

One day, maybe, although mine would be a more modern take, 5.56 or 7.62
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Yesterday 5:17:04 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By merick:

Cleaning that would take a week.
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The extra step(s) in cleaning BP is having to neutralize the BP by swabbing/wiping it all down first with water (and it’s removal).
And of course, more fouling to remove than smokeless.
If I were planning on actually shooting it, I don’t think I’d worry about a little inert BP soot being on it here and there, as long as it’s kept oiled/lubed

*I’d love to shoot it BP
Yesterday 5:34:16 PM EDT
[#32]
It looks really nice = gun art.
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Yesterday 6:17:33 PM EDT
[#33]
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Originally Posted By maxima2:
It looks really nice = gun art.
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Boomer gun art
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Yesterday 6:20:58 PM EDT
[#34]
...where's the machinegun?
Yesterday 6:27:13 PM EDT
[#35]
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Originally Posted By NAM:
...where's the machinegun?
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Click bait titles bring in the masses.
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Yesterday 6:30:33 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By razerface:
I think I still have a full set of blueprints for that Gun. They are stored away somewhere. I’ll take a look next week or so when I get near my storage area.

Edit: not really a machine gun. It’s a Gatling gun which is perfectly illegal without any paperwork.
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"Perfectly illegal"?
Yesterday 6:34:18 PM EDT
[#37]
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Originally Posted By Jacketch:

Boomer gun art
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Anyone who can’t appreciate that as work of art are pretty obviously, one dimensional….and boring lol
Yesterday 6:34:42 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By diesel1:


"Perfectly illegal"?
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I just guessed typo.
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Yesterday 6:35:20 PM EDT
[#39]
That’s incredible
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Yesterday 6:36:59 PM EDT
[#40]
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Originally Posted By gODZOOKIE:

Anyone who can't appreciate that as work of art are pretty obviously, one dimensional .and boring lol
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Originally Posted By gODZOOKIE:
Originally Posted By Jacketch:

Boomer gun art

Anyone who can't appreciate that as work of art are pretty obviously, one dimensional .and boring lol
Plus he was born decades before "boomer" era.
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Yesterday 6:37:10 PM EDT
[#41]
Damn, and here I thought the modern Colt Bulldog Gatlings were cool…..

I need one.  Or maybe two….

a loaded gun won’t set you free, so you say…
Yesterday 6:40:55 PM EDT
[#42]
That guy really likes his coffee!

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Yesterday 6:44:01 PM EDT
[#43]
If you want a machine gun, install a electric motor.

That's a sweet work of art.
Yesterday 6:45:29 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Walker77:
That guy really likes his coffee!

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Perfect toilet paper containers at the outhouse locations around the club instead of the flies crawling all over the toiletries.


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Yesterday 6:52:34 PM EDT
[#45]
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Originally Posted By razerface:
I think I still have a full set of blueprints for that Gun. They are stored away somewhere. I’ll take a look next week or so when I get near my storage area.

Edit: not really a machine gun. It’s a Gatling gun which is perfectly illegal without any paperwork.
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It is a gun which is undeniably a machine.  I dont care about the legal definition, its a machine gun.
" Laziness is an essential part of all walks of engineering."
Yesterday 8:16:10 PM EDT
[#46]
He looks a lot like a guy in my area who passed recently. Very good gunsmith too.
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Yesterday 8:25:29 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By notso:



It is a gun which is undeniably a machine.  I dont care about the legal definition, its a machine gun.
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Originally Posted By notso:
Originally Posted By razerface:
I think I still have a full set of blueprints for that Gun. They are stored away somewhere. I’ll take a look next week or so when I get near my storage area.

Edit: not really a machine gun. It’s a Gatling gun which is perfectly illegal without any paperwork.



It is a gun which is undeniably a machine.  I dont care about the legal definition, its a machine gun.

Not to mention it's LEGAL in most states, not illegal.
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Yesterday 8:28:56 PM EDT
[#48]
That’s very impressive!
Yesterday 8:30:32 PM EDT
[#49]
Never underestimate an old guy with time and a machine shop.
Yesterday 8:35:50 PM EDT
[#50]
Thats bad ass
I don’t like making plans for the day. Because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around in the courtroom.

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