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echo: guns
to: STEVE GUNHOUSE
from: JOHN SANDOW
date: 1996-05-14 21:28:00
subject: Guns

SG>Even if he had it set up to fire at the slow rate (for a minigun) of 2100
SG>rounds per minute and if it was a .223, that's a lot of ammo. We know
SG>Arnold's a weightlifter, so perhaps he could carry the gun, batteries to
SG>run it, and somewhere near 60 seconds worth of ammo. Just barely. But he
SG>sure couldn't move very fast while doing so.
SG>Next question: how well braced was he when he fired it? As near as I can
SG>guesstimate, while it is firing at 2100 rpm it generates about 80
SG>horsepower!
2750 pounds accelerated to one fps, or about 5 hp, assuming 100 rounds
per second, 3500 fps for the ammo (the jungle was hot, remember), and a 
55gr bullet.
I like the idea of 29gr .22shorts better, for controllability.
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