Russian Astronauts Carried A Shotgun Into Space

http://suzymchale.com/kosmonavtka/soyuz_features.html

Read down....

A Tri-barrell gun...

Sounds like a drilling.

The Luftwaffe carried them in WWII. They are wonderful firearms and worth $$$ today.

Luftwaffe Drilling link-cool pictures

Ohhhh. Me want.

IMHO, the perfect combination would be:

1) 22LR
2) 30-06
3) Shotgun, #16 or #12, with flares to match.

That should be able to handle just about ANY food-gathering mission that I could imagine.

To me, the perfect drilling would be a pair of 20 gauge barrels and a 7X57R rifle barrel with a quick detachable scope.

I agree, though, that your 4 barrel combo would be great for 99% of the world. For world wide use and pick up the last 1%, a pair of 12 gauge barrels over a .375 H&H Rimmed and a .22LR would take anything on the planet!!!

Skip the .22 and use an adaptor cartridge to fire 7.62 Tokarev. Cold loads are fine for very little game, about the same power as a .32 ACP, while higher powered loads will probably thump up the the size of very small antelope or coyote.

Found a pic! enjoy.

the Soyuz Sawed-Off
larger pic

Dave

the russians also carrried in thier space craft survival kit the 9x18 cal. makarov pistol for close protection....by the way, a good book on russian aircrew survival equipment is (MIG PILOT SURVIVAL) russian aircrew survival equipment and instruction...the book is written by MR. ALAN WISE....the book covers all types of survial kits used in russian jet aircraft and space craft....a neat book....vince g. 11b inf...

They better hope they never have to touch down in the USA. That shotgun appears to have a barrel length of less than 16", and as such is classified as a destructive device. Possession of such a weapon is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

"...classified as a destructive device..."

True. There's probably only 5,000 or so in every decent-sized city. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Sue

Actually, short barreled shotguns are considered Any Other Weapon (AOW) and subject to a $5.00 tax. A SBR (Short Barrelled Rifle) is subject to a $200 tax.
A SBD( Short Barrelled Drilling)??? A $205 tax?

If the shotgun started out life with a barrel shorter than 16", it's an AOW and a $5 tax. If you take a shotgun and shorten the barrel to less than 16", it's a short barreled shotgun (SBS) and now a $200 tax.

confusing but just depends on when it was shortened, berfore or after the serial number was listed as "manufacturered "

But what's the penalty if you don't happen to have paid the $200 ATF tax (which I bet the Russians haven't?) I think the cosmonauts then go to the Yankee gulag... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Just seeing this topic reminds me of a story I heard from a friend of mine that works for NASA. While the US was spending millions of dollars for a pen that would write in space and over grease and upsidedown and ... (you get the idea), the russians came up with a much cheaper alternative... they used pencils.

What a concept... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Snopes says that's not true

Russian Space Pencil

sorry

FYI, unless NFA '34 has been ammended in the past two years, it's 18" for a shotgun barrel, 16" for rifle barrels.

It's me who misquoted the regs. I meant it humorously and, sadly, it isn't. I apologize. I think it's a pretty cool gun. I'd like to have it. And I think that it would be very useful. Too bad we can't have one here in the land of the free without paying through the nose. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

That's okay. Just don't start calling magazines clips and we'll all get along just fine. LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

what the heck would he do with the gun? Is he afraid of getting rorb by aliens? that will be news broadcast. " Aliens rob astrounaut on space station. Robber took several spacesuite and food, swiss army knife, underwear. " <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In the past i've been guilty of that one too! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />