Welcome to Labor day, or as we refer to it this year: August 35th. While
being retired means it's not even a long weekend, we'll be doing something
unusual and cooking in the kitchen rather than smoking something.
Tuesday is Mrs. Graybeard's birthday so I'll do the smoking for her day.
Before I say anything else, I just want to point out something. Some of you may have seen this story going around; this time notice the title:
I just want to be clear that I'm not that Central Florida Man. At 100 20mm rounds per second, I could afford to run that for a few seconds. Maybe. Depending on how much I'd need to spend to get it running. Aside from the obvious fun in firing something like that at all, at 6000rounds/min., it strikes me to be a good deal, if the license fee for it being a fully automatic, belt-fed machine gun really is the same as I'd have to pay for something mundane like a 9mm Uzi.
Whether Monday is a day off for you, or you're past that as I am, enjoy
it!
I thought anything over .50 cal was a "Destructive Device" and required additional taxes and licensing fees?
ReplyDeleteTransfers of NFA DDs are the same $200 tax stamp as any other NFA firearm. When it gets expensive is when you want to use explosive projectile ammo, since each round would also be a DD and a $200 tax. Also, there's fire codes for storage of explosive ammo. Solid shot isn't a DD but would still pack quite a wallop.--JohnBuoy
DeleteFire codes and the BATFE does really want to inspect your ammo storage situation.
DeleteWell, if you go the opposite way and go with a 12" Parrot, totally legal as it's a breech-loading, non-fixed ammunition black powder gun. Or even a Dahlgreen of comparable size. So much for your fancy SWAT truck, you Fibbie Bastids. (And the smoke will allow you to hide your retreat.
ReplyDeleteOr... Hmmm... the Front Door of your domicile is built like the turret on the Monitor, with dual Dalhgreens and shutters over the firing ports.
Feed/schmeed.
ReplyDeleteThere are websites with A-4s, F-4s, and F-5s in full flying order for sale.
Put the Vulcan back where it belongs.
A+B= Party time!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvFc0EPRSI4
Aren't 20mm Vulcan rounds a couple of dollars apiece? A man could bankrupt himself with a toy like that.
ReplyDeleteOr have a WHOLE lotta fun while the money lasts!
DeleteWell, .50 caliber was going for $5 apiece that last I looked, so I'd guess these babies are closing in on twice that.
DeleteThe thing that bothers me about the headline is the use of "electronic" when they mean "electric". There's a pretty large difference between the two, and the misusage is becoming more common. To too many, if it sparks it's digital. We need a little more vocational education.
Sort of like gambling: fun while it lasts. Perhaps in this instance, at least a worthwhile video could be made.
DeleteSpeaking of vocational education, the story itself starts out with "he has no immediately plans" instead of "no immediate plans." That stuck in my head.
ReplyDeleteYou're not fooling anybody, SiG - you bought it and we know it.
ReplyDeleteStart a GoFundMe to raise the necessary millions for the ammo...
I'm willing to fly to Florida with cash in hand to fire that bad boy. Do I get to pick the target?
ReplyDeleteWhat, no 3D printer files for that? Guess I'll have to stick to printing pencil cups.
ReplyDeleteDid you try Ghostgunner? A quick search says no, but that's looking at names. It's an old milspec gun, there are probably drawings out there somewhere.
Delete(Standard disclaimer: there's a >90% chance that was a joke)
I love it. I think these should be mandatory.
ReplyDeleteA 20 mike mike Vulcan round is about $27-$30 a round.
ReplyDeleteAnd heres a guy with a Prius ready for a Sunday drive thru the hood
https://www.thedrive.com/news/24954/some-mad-genius-just-attached-an-m61-vulcan-rotary-cannon-to-a-toyota-prius
I used to work for a contractor that leased space on LCAAP. We also had an agreement with LCAAP for them to perform teh Lot Acceptance Tests (LAT) for our ammo. As QA, I got to spend a fair bit of time at the outdoor firing range.
ReplyDeleteIt was always a treat to watch them testing the 20mm ammo they made for the Vulcan, especially when they were shooting nighttime trace. It looked like a laser beam. The concussion from the Vulcan was awesome, even from the opposite side of the building. You had to wear double hearing protection when they were testing ammo for the Vulcan, minigun, or Barrett and McMillan .50 cal.