Minigun
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I have indeed fired one in 7.62x51mm, and yes there's at least one transferable on the market. When I saw it for sale a couple years ago, it was $160,000 with full setup, extra parts, feed chute, but no ammo. Humorously, the buyer would have had to pay the $200 tax twice - once for from the owner to the dealer, then to your dealer, then the next $200 stamp so the new owner could possess it! At that price, you'd think the seller would pay the first stamp!! 
Willie Lowman
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For the money I'd rather have a half dozen transferable MGs and a truck load of ammo.
There is/was a guy in Ohio trying to sell a postie General Electric M134 for $45000.
There is/was a guy in Ohio trying to sell a postie General Electric M134 for $45000.
X214 5.56mm, Rock & Roll: GI Joe...
The article posted on www.IMFdb.org states a 5.56mmNATO version was in the T&E phase but never really worked properly
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The Predator listing also says the US Army SF(special forces) field tested a X214 mini gun but that weapon was not practical or useful in real spec ops or combat.
The 1990s version of Rock & Roll, the GI Joe heavy machine gunner packed a big mini gun with a canister type backpack for spare rounds. See www.YoJoe.com .
The mini gun concept could work in theory but it would be to hard to keep loaded or maintain in the field.
I'd also think it would be what some infantry units call a "bullet magnet".
ClydeFrog
The article posted on www.IMFdb.org states a 5.56mmNATO version was in the T&E phase but never really worked properly
.The Predator listing also says the US Army SF(special forces) field tested a X214 mini gun but that weapon was not practical or useful in real spec ops or combat.
The 1990s version of Rock & Roll, the GI Joe heavy machine gunner packed a big mini gun with a canister type backpack for spare rounds. See www.YoJoe.com .
The mini gun concept could work in theory but it would be to hard to keep loaded or maintain in the field.
I'd also think it would be what some infantry units call a "bullet magnet".
ClydeFrog
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Especially since firing from behind cover is pretty much impossible if you have to support the thing yourself.
If 922o ever goes away, I would *lovelovelove* a .22LR minigun. Maybe with the cyclic rate brought now a bit, but I'd think it should be reasonably reliable and massively cheaper to shoot. Completely impractical, but one of the few ways a bullet hose like that could be anywhere approaching economical.
back when I used to attend Knob Creek http://www.knobcreekrange.com/events/featured-events/machine-gun-shoot regularly (several years ago) there were several miniguns in attendance, probably 4 to 6 IIRC. There's even a triple mingun that shows up
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xMINORxTHREATx
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The guy who owns it has a booth set up at all the Bill Goodman's shows. Pretty eye catching to say the least.
there was a guy in the West here with one for sale about 6 years ago. Compete, it was 1/4 Mill. dollars.
As for handheld minis, no one seems to consider the weight, torque, and recoil. The guns, even in 5.56, are heavy, plus the batteries needed to operate the delinker and the gun, plus the ammo. The torque is significant, and tries to twist the gun off target - oops, there goes my first 2,000 rounds! Finally, the recoil comes as a push, not a shove. But it is a continuous push, as long as you hold the switch down.
As for handheld minis, no one seems to consider the weight, torque, and recoil. The guns, even in 5.56, are heavy, plus the batteries needed to operate the delinker and the gun, plus the ammo. The torque is significant, and tries to twist the gun off target - oops, there goes my first 2,000 rounds! Finally, the recoil comes as a push, not a shove. But it is a continuous push, as long as you hold the switch down.