Nock Volley Gun

Just finished up this Rifle Shoppe Nock Volley Gun kit for a friend. Not something you see everyday. Has seven 20" 50 cal smoothbore barrels that fire at the same time. Weighs in at 14 lbs. 3 oz.

sdilts said:

Just finished up this Rifle Shoppe Nock Volley Gun kit for a friend. Not something you see everyday. Has seven 20" 50 cal smoothbore barrels that fire at the same time. Weighs in at 14 lbs. 3 oz.

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Gorgeous! It looks in the white? Does rely on oil only?

That's really cool. Sure would like to see that bad boy in action. I can imagine that it has a little kick to it.

Yep, it's finished in the white. There was a lot of polishing of the barrels and the solder seams. The barrels are soldered together so it would not work too well to try to brown or blue them.

sdilts said:

Yep, it's finished in the white. There was a lot of polishing of the barrels and the solder seams. The barrels are soldered together so it would not work too well to try to brown or blue them.

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Wow invite the mother-in-law to try it, Do not stand behind her!

That certainly makes a statement!
Loading it would take some thought to make sure each barrel only got one load. And I thought a double was tricky if you didn't pay attention.

Awesome!

Very nice job! Here is one I have. It was built by Jess Melot several years ago.

they are all awesome!!

sdilts said:

Just finished up this Rifle Shoppe Nock Volley Gun kit for a friend. Not something you see everyday. Has seven 20" 50 cal smoothbore barrels that fire at the same time. Weighs in at 14 lbs. 3 oz.

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That's impressive. I'd love to see a video of it being fired. Looks like it would be an arm full. Nice work with that one.

I read where Sam Houston had one. The real Sam Houston not the one in the movie. The Jim Bowie character had one in it.

Very nice. How was the kit?

The kit was about like most kits - a lot of work to correct issues with the pre-carved stock. If you don't like to polish metal, this kit is not for you. Fitting the lock to the breech block was another challenge. Metal had to be removed from both the lock and barrel to get it to fit. Drilling the touchhole was another adventure. You're drilling a 5/64" hole through about a 3/4" thick breech block at about a 25 degree angle, so what could go wrong? Answer - breaking the drill bit off in the hole. Like to never got it out. All in all it was a fun build. I would not recommend it for a novice builder though.

Very true. The Rifle Shoppe kits offer some very unique parts and firearms but kind of a more advanced undertaking. Yours looks like it came out great.

Fantastic job to say the least. Keep a shoulder pad handy. LOL

Rick

sdilts said:

You're drilling a 5/64" hole through about a 3/4" thick breech block at about a 25 degree angle, so what could go wrong? Answer - breaking the drill bit off in the hole.

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Beautiful craftsmanship and very impressive gun.

May I ask how the ignition system is designed? How are the vent channels arranged to connect one flash hole to all barrels? How are they cleaned after firing? I've asked these questions several times, plus read and searched for photos or illustrations, but never found a detailed answer.

I assume the "breech block" is the key. Thanks in advance for any info.

That'll clear the deck in an instant won't it?

Very cool looking and it would certainly draw a lot of eyes when set off at the range.

Seems it should have a wall mount, I wouldn't want to shoulder fire that thing.

GBG said:

How are they cleaned after firing?

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I'm betting that shooting one of these impressive items was a one-time event, and that cleaning never actually entered into the equation. Going back to 'Sharpe', did anybody EVER see Sergeant Harper clean the thing?

TFoley said:

I'm betting that shooting one of these impressive items was a one-time event, and that cleaning never actually entered into the equation.

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Online, believe it was from an IMA sale where it went for $35K, an original had barrel numbers stamped adjacent to the barrels, so one could clean and load it in a KNOWN or prescribed manner. Come to think if it, maybe cut marks were filed in the barrel, I, II, III, etc., like you ee on replaceable shotgun choke tubes ... it's been a while, but I have saved the picture (at home).

I'll admit to it ... since I'm looking into getting one .... that if I fired one, I'd for dang sure swab each barrel out before reloading!

GBG said:

May I ask how the ignition system is designed?

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The flash from the lock fires the center barrel, which then fires all 6 others at once. To do this, yes holes are dilled through from outside each barrel, through the inner wall, thru the center barrel and then out the other barrel directly opposed. The holes on the outside are welded closed.

cynthialee said:

That'll clear the deck in an instant won't it?

Very cool looking and it would certainly draw a lot of eyes when set off at the range.

Seems it should have a wall mount, I wouldn't want to shoulder fire that thing.

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I think I read that one of the reasons it was never popular with the Navy was the recoil.

Rick