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Posted: 7/7/2005 7:28:58 AM EDT
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Every time I see a video of someone shooting a mini gun, I wonder to my self, what is the rate of fire on those damn guns! The ejected bullet casing just pour out the side like a waterfall. It has to be well over 1500 rounds a minute? Does anyone know for sure? http://www.subgunvideos.com/video_gallery/?dir=Rob%20Silvers%20Videos/Minigun/ Also, in almost all the different videos I have seen, they look really quiet and almost no recoil. I would think the sound of the 308 bullet at 1000+ rds/min would be quite immense? Looks real smooth to shoot! |
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A little practical application.. right-click and go full screen. www.big-boys.com/articles/iraqfootage.html |
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We have several Aero Dillon 7.62 miniguns mounted on HUMVEEs. Its a very good devestating and phsyocoigal weapon but lacks the range of the M2 .50 cals. We keep the cycle rate at 3,000 rpm and thats 50 rounds per SECOND!. They can go up to 6,000rpm but your consumption rate is huge and then there's the weight factor. 800rds is around 70-75 lbs times X amount. CD |
Nothing like some Metallica and mini-guns together. Only thing better would be some bikini-clad hotties serving the gunner some cold ones. 
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Using wolf ammo it would cost about $7.00 a second to run that thing at 50 rounds per second. |
They don't last very long, I looked at a few barrels while the weapons guys were cleaning Mini's off helicopters and most of the barrels had no throat left and most also had no chrome lining left either 2-3" from chamber ! They said when I enquired why they weren't going to replace the bbls that the worn bbls make a larger beaten zone for suppressive fire. |
Yes. According to Dan Shea (Long Moutain Outfitters), the "educated" estimate is there are 12 transferables in private hands. Here's one of them, owned by a gentleman in St Pete, FL. |
They sound like a giant Dremel tool set to 10,000 RPMs. It's a sound that warms my heart. 
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www.big-boys.com/articles/iraqfootage.html I just watched this video and wondered that the minis had eotechs mounted on top. You can clearly see it in the end of the video. Simply put ........ NEAT Warlord |
It was marketed as the "GE Six-Pack". Tested as the XM214. They had it set up on a tripod with a battery pack, and the various other usual mounts. It was aimed at primarily a perimeter defense deal. GE made a model in just about every size, shape, caliber and operating system. The first was the Vulcan 20mm. The second was the 7.62, which was a miniature version, and why it's called a "mini-gun". For a time they offered a 20mm that ran off it's own gas pressure so it didn't need any electircal stuff. I don't remember the ROF, but I can look it up. It was for gunpods that didn't have an external power source. Most of the USAF gunpods use a turbine to provide power to the gun. That allows you to mount the pod on a normal hardpoint without a power cable, and avoid the weight of batteries. The "self-propelled" one was for slower aircarft that couldn't generate enough power. There were still a bunch of those around in the 60's and 70's. The mini-gun system on the old "M" model Huey's had a mini-gun on each side. You could select 2000 or 4000. On the 2000rpm setting, if you were shooting off to the side and one gun tracked inboard enough, it would shut down (so you didn't shoot up yourself) and the ROF on the other gun would double to 4000 to make up for the loss of the other gun automatically. Ross |
And all this time I've been thinking my .45 and my 12 ga were ideal for home defense, when that's what I really need, the 30 mm off of the A-10. Silly me!! how |
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I think that Mike Dillon said he had 2 pre 86 transferables in his collection. I've seen one and it is an original GE. I guess he's keeping the two originals for if and when he stops his SOT and retires. He'll still have a couple of miniguns to play with. I've ran blanks through a late production Dillon model a few years ago at the shop. Hell, Mike refuses to sell any post 86 samples to anybody, even if they are qualified. Domestic Mil sales and gov't export only. You'll never see one on Sheriff Joe's APC or Howitzer, thank God. I doubt he'll ever sell any to LE, even though there will be depts trying to justify it. You guys should see his quad M2 50BMG set up. That is awesome. |
 www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_50cal-M2_MG_pics.htm Not his, but looks like this. I've seen his where the barrels were bright red from heat. |
That setup is responsible for killing a young girl at Knob Creek a few years back.. |
Yes, the gun was responsible for the girls death. 
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I guess you could say both.
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