[Gandalf_The_Gray]

A 36 barrel prototype has fired a burst of 180 rounds at a rate exceeding one million rpm.

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Some of the advantages of the sniper application noted by its developers include a rapid reload, since the rounds come in a pre-loaded barrel. (And you need to carry extra loaded barrels?)

The weapon's inventor is not from the milieu of the small-arms world. He is an inventor with "out-of-the-box" ideas. ('nuff said!)

Looks to me like a "Claymore" mine thats too big to hide in the bush.

Regards,
GtG

[NMC EXP]

Looks to me like a "Claymore" mine thats too big to hide in the bush

An accurate description. I am intrigued by the reference to using this thing for firefighting. Shoot the structure down and the fire goes out faster?

Stacking multiple rounds in the barrel reminds me of stories I've seen about warfare in the muzzleloader days. During the war between the states, many rifles were found with multiple loads in the barrel. The soldier added powder and shot, but failed to cap the piece time after time. The unlucky ones remembered a percussion cap with 5 or 6 rounds in the barrel. They were not found.

Regards

J.R.

[dvwjr]

Damn! I recognize that gun. It looks like one of the two automated guns that the Colonial Marines used to block two corridor approaches to their position in the director's cut version of the movie Aliens.