The American Civil War made many this kind of weapons, ranging from so-named “volley” guns that sprayed a number of rifle bullets unexpectedly just like a shotgun, to multishot, semi-automatic weapons such as the Agar machine gun, which was nicknamed the “espresso grinder” with the way it fed its ammunition. https://machguns.com/product/lot-1450-auto-ordnance-a-range-1928-thompson-class-iii-nfa/