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Interesting concept, but I think they'd be better off with 6 guys with AK's and tracers, or shotguns, or actual AA guns.  Reloading that thing is a PITA, and you only get 30 single shots, really, or 10 3 round bursts before you're really empty.  And where did our 100 Billion Dollars go?  Home work shops kludging together AKs?

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The last I read, the billions are counted against the hardware we send over rather than sending cash in that amount. No wonder we're hearing about ammunition shortages in our military! I still give money for stuff like uniforms, vitamins, sutures for C-sections, and medic supplies. Will we ever get a really accurate accounting of the money publicly? I'm not sure. I know our ever-trustworthy gubmint has officials who watch where the money goes over there.

The "mini-gun" will probably spawn something more effective. The bullet drop and not leading like he should on the target makes this an interesting, but probably not effective weapon.

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You can actually buy something similar here.  It takes two semi-autos, like a 10/22, mounts them together and adds a hand crank, mount, sight, etc.  You crank the handle and they will both fire.  I used to see them advertised as having an approval letter, but I haven't seen an ad in a long time now and we all know how those "approval letters" work today.

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The 10/22's are a fantastic rifle.  Everyone needs one of those.  And it's sort of the SBC of 22's, or the 1911 of 22's, I suppose.  That is, the aftermarket support for it is unbelievable.  You can literally build one from the ground up without using a single Ruger part.  Magazines up to insane capacity, like 100 round or something.  Heavy barrels, pencil barrels, stainless, carbon fiber, everything is out there.  Current retail on a basic wood rifle is about $300 and it is quite accurate out of the box.

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