The only bitches I heard on the folder was it added abou 2" to the length making shooting with an open telestock a no go (not that it really mattered.)
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Jinxed said:If I remember correctly from a website about the miniguns (M-134), the miniguns were tested in Vietnam but were deemed too heavy and unwieldy. Also the purpose of the minigun is to seriously saturate the air with rounds with an incredibly high firing rate, so you would probably be stumbling around with way too much ammo to carry as well as a heavy power supply. Add that with a firing rate that high, you'd probably wind up on your butt spinning around and chopping your fireteam/section to pieces.
I'd like to see a minigun though used as the M2 is used though, as a stationary tripod weapon carried by la section.
As for the Predator one, there's a site out there that tells you how they did it. What it consisted of was the modified M-134 replica and power cables dragging behind Ventura.
Just a Sig Op said:I recall seeing various photos of miniguns mounted on top of some M113 APCs from the vietnam era, seems like it would be a rather effective, if not incredibly inefficient.
MJP said:*KevinB posting on MJP's login...
The entire idea was to use the issue C8 telestock - and it work extremely well on the C9A2 - however the folder modification adds 2" to this. SO unless you are 6'8" you will highly unlikley ever have to extend the butt...
KevinB said:...I guess you have not shot it...
KevinB said:...My point was that with the telestock-folder the foldign mechanism adds an extra 2" of length the the stock (when it is open) as a result the gun gets shot with the telestock closed but the folder open (get my drift?)...
Adair said:Is that 5.56 and 7.62 FX ammo? Do we have that?