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To: Ish who wrote (96904)	12/1/2000 10:42:27 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

In the movie, it looked like the commie rate was about that as well. 60 commies a second.

To: Ish who wrote (96904)	12/1/2000 10:47:39 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What was the object except to burn up as much ammo a possible? Puff fired 18,000 rounds per minute.

To: Ish who wrote (96904)	12/1/2000 11:17:32 AM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Ish, I'm not disputing your figures but I thought this was interesting that some of these weapons are owned by individuals. Back in the '50s you could buy a semi-automatic 20mm anti-tank (German Solothurn) rifle for around $200. Even cheaper was a 20mm Finnish Lahti at $99 and mortars for $20-30. Rich Pugsley of Palmyra brought one of the more popular weapons to last weekend's shoot. His six-barrel M-134 mini gun, manufactured by General Electric Co. in the late 1970s, can fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute. The 308-caliber weapon was known as "Pup the magic dragon" during the Vietnam War, Pugsley said. It is motorized by a 3-horsepower, 24-volt electrical motor that spins the barrels. The guns were used on helicopter gun ships, carrying 4,000 rounds at a time. The gun can fire a belt of 140 rounds in a matter of seconds, Pugsley said. The gun normally would be fired in three- to four-second bursts to keep it from overheating, he said. Over the weekend, Pugsley offered spectators the chance to fire off 140 rounds for $50. He estimated the gun would go through at least 9,000 rounds over the weekend.