UK player question. Weapons pack 2. Are the guns real life replicas?

[Bourbonbosher]

As a UK player that has never held, let alone shot a real gun, I'm hoping someone can kindly give a little oversight.

Is the Grelck Drilling a real gun? I'm not bothered if it isn't as I love the concept and the WP2 is an instant buy for me, but as someone that knows ZERO about guns I'm curious whether "combo" guns are a thing in hunting? What do real life hunters think of this?

Thank you in advance.

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[Vulpus_013]

Yes there are such guns. I think the Drilling was first built in Germany. It is a weapon, as in the game, with two shotgun barrels and one rifled barrel. Sometimes it will be used with an adapter where you can fire .22 round out of one of the shotgun barrels

I would say it is weapon that is a jack of all trades, master of none. In RL the accuracy diminishes quickly after the first shot due to heat expansion in the join between the different barrels. That said, the companies who make Drilling are always trying to improve their technology to reduce this problem.

Some people swear by a Drilling but I would always prefer rifle, especially for larger animals, or shotgun. That is just personal though others will have had a different experience.

[Bourbonbosher]

Originally posted by Vulpus_013:

Yes there are such guns. I think the Drilling was first built in Germany. It is a weapon, as in the game, with two shotgun barrels and one rifled barrel. Sometimes it will be used with an adapter where you can fire .22 round out of one of the shotgun barrels

I would say it is weapon that is a jack of all trades, master of none. In RL the accuracy diminishes quickly after the first shot due to heat expansion in the join between the different barrels.

Thank you very much for your reply. I could not find much info online which is why I wanted to address the community. I could see from google that there are similar "combo" guns but didn't know how common they are in a real life hunting sense. Thank you again.

[Pig Mac]

The combo guns are a 'real thing' A drilling can even be 3 different barrels with all different calibers, not necessarily any of them for shotgun ammo, even if that is the most know/used version.

Some different one can be seen here https://www.merkel-die-jagd.de/en/products/guns/drillings/

(as I were trying to find out what they had planned when they first announced the 'clues', and I stumbled on that one from searching the calibers and combos)

[Bourbonbosher]

Originally posted by Pig Mac:

The combo guns are a 'real thing' A drilling can even be 3 different barrels with all different calibers, not necessarily any of them for shotgun ammo, even if that is the most know/used version.

Some different one can be seen here https://www.merkel-die-jagd.de/en/products/guns/drillings/

(as I were trying to find out what they had planned when they first announced the 'clues', and I stumbled on that one from searching the calibers and combos)

That's is a really cool find (link) and explains a lot of what I wanted to know. Thank you very much.

[Cederic]

Wikipedia has information too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_gun

The MN1890 is basically a Mosin-Nagant, a Russian rifle with lengthy provenance and a worthy reputation. The pistol and the Drilling are both based on actual guns but I'm not sure of the precise names/models. The devs create their own models and names, rather than incur the downsides of trying to use real life weapon names.

[Bourbonbosher]

Originally posted by Cederic:

Wikipedia has information too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_gun

The MN1890 is basically a Mosin-Nagant, a Russian rifle with lengthy provenance and a worthy reputation. The pistol and the Drilling are both based on actual guns but I'm not sure of the precise names/models. The devs create their own models and names, rather than incur the downsides of trying to use real life weapon names.

That's very useful. Thank you. There is so much information about guns on the web it's good to hear from other gamers/hunters that know more.

[Lightweaver]

The weapon names in the game are mostly just made up to prevent legal issues with the weapon manufacturers. The drilling gun is basically a german name for a rifle with 3 barrels. Google combination rifles and you'll find what you're looking for.

There are even combination rifles with 2 and 4 barrels. Have a look at this 4 barrel rifle for instance:
https://fanzoj.com/collection/gunmaking-grande-complications/vierling-a-four-barrelled-rifle-shotgun/

One of my uncles is an avid hunter and he's a fan of Blaser rifles. He owns a couple of combination rifles including an engraved model which was unbelievably beautiful. I personally held a Blaser BD14 (I completely forgot the name and model and had to google to find the thing) and I have to admit it feels kinda weird in hand at first. You do know it's a rifle and a shotgun at the same time but the weapon feels more like an actual over under shotgun but a lot shorter and surprisingly so much lighter.
This is the weapon I'm talking about:
https://www.blaser.de/en/products/combination-guns/bockdrilling-bd14/bockdrilling-bd14/

Also check out this link as well:
http://www.blaser-usa.com/index.php?id=54&L=1

[Jimmy fellons lawyer]

they also come in different formats some with even 4 barrels with a O&U for a shotgun and sxs for the rifle granted pretty sure they have a seperate name known as vierling

[Jimmy fellons lawyer]

http://www.blaser-usa.com/index.php?id=54&L=1

[Bryce]

All the weapons in the game are based off of real guns. I'd recommend reading about the mosin nagant (the MN1890). Think it is the rifle that has served in the most amount of wars. Used though WW1-WW2, the Vietnam war and even modern day by ISIS fighters. The gun has a lot of history and is one of the most mass produced guns of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant

[Bourbonbosher]

Originally posted by Daniel:

The weapon names in the game are mostly just made up to prevent legal issues with the weapon manufacturers. The drilling gun is basically a german name for a rifle with 3 barrels. Google combination rifles and you'll find what you're looking for.

There are even combination rifles with 2 and 4 barrels. Have a look at this 4 barrel rifle for instance:
https://fanzoj.com/collection/gunmaking-grande-complications/vierling-a-four-barrelled-rifle-shotgun/

One of my uncles is an avid hunter and he's a fan of Blaser rifles. He owns a couple of combination rifles including an engraved model which was unbelievably beautiful. I personally held a Blaser BD14 (I completely forgot the name and model and had to google to find the thing) and I have to admit it feels kinda weird in hand at first. You do know it's a rifle and a shotgun at the same time but the weapon feels more like an actual over under shotgun but a lot shorter and surprisingly so much lighter.
This is the weapon I'm talking about:
https://www.blaser.de/en/products/combination-guns/bockdrilling-bd14/bockdrilling-bd14/

Also check out this link as well:
http://www.blaser-usa.com/index.php?id=54&L=1

Thank you. That Vierling is a seriously beautiful gun. I had to pause for a second to take it in. From someone that knows nothing about guns. Thanks again for your insight. Top stuff.

[Bourbonbosher]

Originally posted by Bryce:

All the weapons in the game are based off of real guns. I'd recommend reading about the mosin nagant (the MN1890). Think it is the rifle that has served in the most amount of wars. Used though WW1-WW2, the Vietnam war and even modern day by ISIS fighters. The gun has a lot of history and is one of the most mass produced guns of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant

Thank you. From a "gaming" point of view I certainly recognised the "look" of the Mosin-Nagant. Also, my son's history teacher has a similar looking gun mounted on his wall, I think from the 2nd world war, so I knew there are guns out there like this.

It's very interesting to read about them from the link. Top stuff.