Patent ID: 8839709
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A shotgun comprising: a receiver; a cylinder mounted for rotation on the receiver, the cylinder having a plurality of shotgun shell receiving chambers; a barrel fixedly mounted to the receiver such that the barrel does not move in relation to the receiver during firing of the shotgun, the barrel being fixedly mounted frontward of the cylinder so that rotation of the cylinder brings into successive alignment with the barrel each of the plurality of shotgun shell receiving chambers; a trigger mounted to the receiver in front of the cylinder; wherein the receiver has portions which extend rearwardly of the cylinder; a fire control housing containing a fire control mechanism including a firing pin or striker, the fire control housing mounted between the receiver portions and the cylinder; wherein a portion of the fire control housing is positioned aligned with the barrel to form a chamber face arranged to contain a shotgun shell in a chamber of the plurality of chambers, aligned with the barrel; wherein the chamber face defines an opening through which the firing pin or the striker is extendable to fire a primer of a shotgun shell in the chamber of the plurality of chambers, aligned with the barrel; and wherein the fire control mechanism connects the trigger to the firing pin or the striker.