US 12,410,982 B2
Multiple-barrel firearm and method of use
Joshua Phillip Alexander, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Wade Karl Schmidt, New River, AZ (US); and Stephen McKinnley Estep, New River, AZ (US)
Assigned to TMP Weapons, LLC, Reno, NV (US)
Filed by TMP WEAPONS, LLC, Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/390,635.
Prior Publication US 2025/0207882 A1, Jun. 26, 2025
Int. Cl. F41A 21/06 (2006.01); F41A 9/30 (2006.01); F41A 13/10 (2006.01); F41A 21/32 (2006.01); F41A 21/48 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 21/06 (2013.01) [F41A 9/30 (2013.01); F41A 13/10 (2013.01); F41A 21/325 (2013.01); F41A 21/48 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.