What caliber do Miniguns use?

7.62×51mm NATO
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute)….M134 Minigun.

Machine Gun, High Rate, Caliber 7.62-mm, M134
Length 801.6 mm (31.56 in)
Barrel length 558.8 mm (22.00 in)
Cartridge 7.62×51mm NATO
Caliber 7.62 mm (0.308 in)

Is there a 5.56 minigun?

The XM214 Microgun is an American prototype 5.56 mm rotary-barreled machine gun. It was designed and built by General Electric. The XM214 was a scaled-down smaller and lighter version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56×45mm ammunition.

What caliber is 30 mm?

The 30 mm caliber is a specific size of autocannon ammunition. Such ammunition includes NATO standard 30×173 mm and 30×113 mm B rounds and Soviet 30×165 mm rounds which are widely used around the world.

How big is a 5mm bullet?

The 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum or 5mm RFM is a bottlenecked rimfire cartridge introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1969….

5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum
Case type Rimfire, bottleneck
Bullet diameter .204 in (5.2 mm)
Neck diameter .225 in (5.7 mm)
Shoulder diameter .259 in (6.6 mm)

What caliber is a AK-47?

7.62×39mm

AK-47
Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Action Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt
Rate of fire Cyclic rate of fire: 600 rds/min Combat rate of fire: Semi-auto 40 rds/min Bursts 100 rds/min
Muzzle velocity 715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)

Are portable Miniguns possible?

You may recognize it: According to the group’s website, the electrically driven Microgun offers four times the rate of fire as other belt-fed weapons systems. The 16-pound little monster is just 22 inches long and fires between 2,000 and 4,000 rounds per minute. It’s not only compact, it’s also fully functional.

What is the smallest minigun in the world?

The SwissMiniGun is officially the smallest gun in the world. Look at the picture on the right and it appears to be just a regular revolver, apart from the “oversized” trigger sticking out the bottom.

How many mm is a .50 cal?

12.7 mm
Metric and US customary

Caliber Metric caliber Typical bullet diameter
40 10 mm 0.400 in
44 10.9 mm 0.429 in
45 11.43 mm 0.451–0.454 in
50 12.7 mm 0.510 in, 12.95 mm