Revolver shotgun? what do you think?

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Ruthless4christ

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Ok so not too long ago there was a thread about shotgun technology being dead and no new developments which made me think. Has there ever been a shotgun that was fed off of a revolving cylinder instead of a magazine tube?
Just think those old long barrel shoulders stocked revolvers the cavalry used to use. Can anyone think of any pros or cons to such a design?
 
I know of one in current production...

Check out the Rossi Circuit Judge. Never shot one, so I cannot say anything good or bad. It is a cool idea, and I would own one just "to have". I prefer a pump any way....
 
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Yes I forgot to mention these, and they do work, But I was thinking a full size shotgun as apposed to a pistol. Why have we not seen a full size shotgun fed by a revolving cylinder?
 
Ummm... Slower to re-load. Far more moving parts to possibly fail.Cost to build a high quality one? Weight?

Reloading could be helped with a speed loader but can you imagine the size it would be?:D

Brent
 
well although I have never experienced one, I have talked to a lot of people who have had feeding/loading failures with tubes, specifically with higher capacity tubes and extension. This would pretty much eliminate this issue.

Also, it would allow for much higher capacity with a shorter shotgun, without the need of a magazine.
 
The notorious Street Sweeper was one such, now banned as a destructive device. A 12 gauge revolver with a clunky gritty action. Slow to reload, hard to shoot well, and now verboten to the proletariat.

There have been others, ranging from Colt's 1855 versions to the Stryker,similar to the Street Sweeper above.

Universally, the problem has been with the barrel/cylinder gap. Stuff comes out of there right on the forward arm. People have been burned.
 
@ dave, I thought the street sweeper was a circular magazine similer to the tommy gun as apposed to a revolving cylinder, but now that I see that is not the case I guess this thread is pretty much worthless! :o
 
Russia's TsKIB SOO (now a subsidiary of Tula's KBP) makes the MTs255 revolving shotgun, in gauges from 410 to 12; they also make a PISTOL version in 12 gauge, for riot control, as the OTs-62

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http://www.tulatskib.ru/ohota_pdf/255.pdf

http://www.tulatskib.ru/boevoe_pdf/OTs62.pdf
 
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The idea does have merit in some places - ala the M32 which some people really seem to like:



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When it comes to shotguns, I'm not sure there is an advantage with a revolver type mechanism over a semi-auto design that feeds from a drum magazine...
 

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Russia's TsKIB SOO (now a subsidiary of Tula's KBP) makes the MTs255 revolving shotgun, in gauges from 410 to 12; they also make a PISTOL version in 12 gauge, for riot control, as the OTs-62
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Now thats what Im talking about! i think that is really cool
 
A revolver shotgun, like a revolver rifle/carbine, has gases from the cylinder gap that may interfere with the shooter's forward arm.
 
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Yes I forgot to mention these, and they do work, But I was thinking a full size shotgun as apposed to a pistol. Why have we not seen a full size shotgun fed by a revolving cylinder?
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Rossi circuit judge is not a pistol.

http://www.rossiusa.com/product-list.cfm?category=15

Of course it's only available in .410 and has a rifled barrel. I thought they were supposed to have a smooth bore version as well, but don't see it on the site. It also has a shield covering the cylinder gap so you don't get burned by hot gasses.

Edit: I just noticed a warning on the site saying the smooth bore is not available in the US.
 
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There are several that use drum magazines. A revolving cylinder is step backward in technology for quickly reloading a shotgun.
 
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