Sep 9, 2025

US12410982 - Multiple-barrel firearm and method of use

A machine gun comprising a gun housing; a rotor assembly positioned within the gun housing; a barrel cluster including a plurality of barrels extending forward from the rotor assembly; one or more vents providing a path for expulsion away from the rotor assembly of gases emanating from a cartridge chambered in one of the plurality of barrels; and one or more of a rotor lock mechanism, a feed mechanism, a delinking and transfer mechanism, a searing mechanism, a drive system, a self-contained hardware barrel clamp, a threaded adapter barrel clamp, integrated mounts, and/or multiple feed inlet locations.

Assignee: TMP Weapons, LLC
Inventors: Joshua Phillip Alexander, Wade Karl Schmidt, Stephen McKinnley Estep
Filing date: 2023-12-20

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The patent describes a machine gun featuring a rotor assembly and a cluster of multiple barrels, designed to expel gases from a cartridge chambered in one of the barrels. It includes mechanisms for rotor locking, feeding, and gas venting, enhancing the firearm’s operational efficiency and safety.

Claim 1

A machine gun comprising: a gun housing; a rotor assembly positioned within the gun housing; a barrel cluster including a plurality of barrels extending forward from the rotor assembly; one or more vents providing a path for expulsion away from the rotor assembly of gases emanating from a cartridge chambered in one of the plurality of barrels; a motor configured to rotate the rotor assembly, a motor housing, and a rotor lock mechanism configured to lock the rotor assembly directly to the motor housing, preventing rotation of the barrel cluster. a gun housing; a rotor assembly positioned within the gun housing; a barrel cluster including a plurality of barrels extending forward from the rotor assembly; one or more vents providing a path for expulsion away from the rotor assembly of gases emanating from a cartridge chambered in one of the plurality of barrels; a motor configured to rotate the rotor assembly, a motor housing, and a rotor lock mechanism configured to lock the rotor assembly directly to the motor housing, preventing rotation of the barrel cluster.

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