Re: a really stupid question ...

["Ryan Pendergast" <virtualpender@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>BTW, the weapon used is not an M134 but (X)M214 (I don't actually know if
>it ever got standardized or not). The difference is that the former is
>7.62x51 mm, while the latter fires 5.56x45 mm and is correspondingly
>smaller and lighter.

Not true.  It was the only Class III transferable M134 (7.62mm version) 
manufactured after 1968 in the United States.  The gun in question was in 
the arsenal of Stenbridge Gun Rentals at the time of "Predator" and it was 
the same gun used in "T2", "Last Action Hero", and "The Matrix".  The clutch 
had been modified to allow a maximum rate of fire of 2000 rpm.  The gun was 
sold by Long Mountain Outfitters last year for $125,000 to a private 
collector.  It included two sets of blanked barrels as well as a set of 
standard barrels so it is both a prop gun and a live gun.  The new owner has 
plans to either sell it or lease it to another movie prop company so expect 
to see it in future films.

Ryan
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