Error creating thumbnail: File missingGeneral Electric M134 with first pattern spade grip mount and crosshair sights. Note the lack of flash suppressor and three disked barrel cluster - 7.62×51mm NATO
M134 Minigun is an electrically driven six-barreled, 7.62 mm, heavy machine-gun with a high rate of fire (2000 to 6000 rounds per minute). It was first designed by General Electric in 1960, production started in 1962, and the next following year Minigun entered in service. It's feed system is disintegrating cartridge belt or linkless feed; dependent on installation (500 to 5000 round belt). Minigun has overall of 5 manufacturers, including: General Electric, Dillon Aero Inc., DeGroat Tactical Armaments, McNally Industries LLC and Garwood Industries.
The M134 Minigun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Mounted on a tank commanded by Bond; also seen attached to enemy drone guns
2001
Dillon Aero M134 Minigun
Error creating thumbnail: File missingDillon Aero M134 with flash suppressor - 7.62×51mm NATO. These are new model M134 Miniguns or just updated GE Miniguns which are usually seen with a different spade grip mount that were used during the Vietnam War.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDillon Aero M134D-H (H stands for Hybrid) combines the titanium and skeletonized parts that were engineered for use in the M134D-T minigun with the steel housing of the previous M134D - 7.62×51mm NATO
"Ol' Painless" Handheld M134 Minigun with M60 Handguard, as seen in Predator - 7.62×51mm NATOError creating thumbnail: File missingAirsoft handheld M134 Minigun with 'Chainsaw grip' to handle the recoil force. This variant was seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This is an airsoft version which retains the half-circle attachment point for the M60 foregrip from Predator; the real T2 minigun did not have this - (fake) 7.62×51mm NATO
