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M134 minigun barrel legal?
reedospeedo
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Is a M134 minigun barrel legal to buy/own?
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=474437675
Thanks Reed
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=474437675
Thanks Reed
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Is a M134 minigun barrel legal to buy/own?
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=474437675
Thanks Reed
Perfectly legal.
In general, the only part of a conventional gun that is legally restricted in the USA is the receiver.
In the specific case of *machine guns* (ie guns that can fire more than one shot with one trigger pull), then fire control parts (ie sears, other trigger mechanisms, etc) enabling repeat fire are also restricted. So that would potentially apply to a mini-gun. If you're thinking about building a mini-gun, that's what you need to be worried about most, I'd say.
Obviously, a gun barrel isn't a fire control part; that doesn't really apply here.
Lastly *short* rifle barrels *might* be restricted, *IF* barrel length is under the legal limit (16") *AND* you have all the other parts necessary to construct a restricted weapon. Standard minigun barrel length is 21". So again, this one should be fine.
Now, all that said, as above, if you're actually thinking about building a mini-gun, you're looking at multiple serious issues here with respect to cost, technical demand (building this from unfinished parts is not trivial), safety, and especially LEGALITY.
IMO, this is simply not a project for anyone other than a fairly skilled gunsmith, and even then I think there are some pretty serious licensing issues at play.
Here is the rotor i made in CAD so far. Hope you guys like. I like to be able to someday to draw all the parts and do an Animation.