Good old General Electric produces everything, and I mean everything from microwaves to miniguns. The subject of today’s article is, of course, the latter. If you want to learn about microwaves, comment below, and I’ll help you out. Is there a more visceral 7.62mm weapon than the M134 Minigun? I saw them here and there […]
Gatling Gun
Puckle Gun: Ahead of its time
One common (and nonsensical) anti-gun argument is that the Founding Fathers couldn’t imagine modern firepower and thus wouldn’t have approved of enumerating a right to protect the use of such arms. While this has been roundly disproved by said Founding Fathers own writings (which are available on our free-speech protected websites), the argument remains in […]
Photo of the day: The M134D-H Hybrid Gatling Gun
The M134D-H Hybrid Gatling Gun is the standard lightweight Minigun design from Dillon Aero. The Hybrid Gatling Gun combines the titanium and skeletonized parts that were originally engineered for use in the M134D-T titanium Gatling Gun with the steel housing of the M134D steel Gatling Gun. The Hybrid gun was designed to offer the weight […]
Richard Gatling Applies for a Patent on His Gatling Gun, December, 1862
The Gatling gun is one of the most iconic early rapid-firing guns, a forerunner to the machine gun that revolutionized warfare. Gatling’s spring loaded, hand-cranked weapon was first used by Union forces during the American Civil War in the early 1860s, but it didn’t see widespread use by US forces until after the war. Dr. […]
Meet Empty Shell’s Handheld Gatling: The XM556 Microgun
The Poles developed vodka in the 1500s. A Frenchman discovered rubber in 1736. The English invented the first modern clock, the steam engine and the flush toilet. But while all of these inventions are indeed impressive in their own right, they pale in comparison to what we conjured up here in the U.S. In addition to […]