Weird Idea. Pipe Revolver alternative.

[StormWolf01]

So this really odd idea came into my head, and I thought I'd share.

Pipe guns are supposed to be these low tech, thrown together by hand, from stuff laying around, weapons...right?

 

So what if somebody cobbled together a revolver, that instead of having a barrel, the cylinders themselves, were just... long-ish pipes?

Like,4 t0 6 pipes welded together, taped together, wired together... whatever. You slide these 6 pipes onto the handle of the pistol which has the trigger and the hammer. When you pull the hammer, the pipes rotate, like a revolver would.

To reload, you just yank the set of pipes off the gun, and then load up a fresh set.

Maybe have a short set as the base weapon. 2-4 inch "barrels", then move up to 6-7 inch barrels as an upgrade.

 

Kind of like the old pepper-box blackpowder guns, except that you don't have to manually rotate the barrels, they do it when the hammer cocks.

 

Just thought I'd throw it out there.

[fraquar]

Use 6 Thompson Contender barrels - without the mounting hardware - sawn down to size?

Note: Their operation is just up the road in NH, should be no trouble finding some barrels in common calibers.

Edited September 22, 2022 by fraquar