[SHOT 2026] Tippmann Ordnance Pirate Pistol & New 16" 22LR Gatling Gun

Tippmann Ordnance showed up at SHOT Show 2026 with two new products that sit at opposite ends of the practicality spectrum. One is a customer-requested barrel option for their existing .22LR Gatling gun. The other is a .380 pump-action pistol that ships in a treasure chest and looks like it belongs in a steampunk pirate larp collection.

The 16" barrel .22LR Gatling gun is straightforward. Tippmann makes belt-fed 22lr Gatling guns, people asked for a longer barrel option (from the 8.5”), and they delivered. The 16-inch variant weighs 18 pounds and maintains the belt-fed system their platform is known for. That's the entire story. Pricing wasn't available and the product isn't listed on their website yet.

According to Tippmann, this design came from the late Dennis Tippmann Sr., who worked on the concept in 2006 shortly after retiring from the paintball industry. The design was completed but never went into production. Nearly 20 years later, Brad Tippmann decided to revive the project and bring it to market.

DTSR-380 Pirate Pistol Specifications:

• Chambering: .380 ACP
• Action: Pump-action with slam fire
• Barrel: 10 inches, 1:10 twist rate, 1/2-28 threads
• Capacity: 6+1 (tube magazine)
• Construction: Solid steel
• Furniture: Walnut custom grips
• Receiver: Clamshell-style
• Packaging: Ships in custom treasure chest case

The pirate pistol has that novelty gun energy, but the construction details suggest Tippmann  actually built this thing properly rather than contracting it out to some import manufacturer and slapping their name on it. Solid steel construction, walnut furniture, threaded barrel, and a clamshell receiver design point to legitimate engineering rather than a quick cash grab. Whether that engineering went into a gun anyone actually needs is a different question entirely, to each their own…I want one.