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Can you really fire a GE Minigun handheld with ammunition held in a backpack (also seen on Predator (1987). Additionally, for one of our larger tests - can you actually chop down a jungle forest with a Minigun? Actor Bill Duke - who co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the film and who's character performed this weapon stunt - joins us to find out.

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Terry shot it with a backpack full of blank ammo hand held, then shot a real Gatling gun to see if it would mow down the jungle.

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Bill Duke's final words for Terry Schappert...

"If it bleeds, you can kill it!"

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Posted by kciDAtaE

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Posted on 5/26/23 at 1:38 pm to chinese58

Well, did they cut it down?

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Posted by SoFla Tideroller

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Posted on 5/26/23 at 3:34 pm to chinese58

Didn't Mythbusters do that 20 years ago?

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Posted by Funky Tide 8

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Posted on 5/26/23 at 4:05 pm to chinese58

Potted plants?

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Posted by caro81

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Posted on 5/26/23 at 4:14 pm to chinese58

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Can you really fire a GE Minigun handheld with ammunition held in a backpack

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Posted by BuckyCheese

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Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:28 pm to caro81

They cut down an oak tree in the Civil War and didn't need a mini gun to do it.

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Posted by jbgleason

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Posted on 5/27/23 at 6:23 am to chinese58

That weapon system requires a power source. That's what makes the barrels turn. They never show that in the movies. It's not a little voltage either. You would need to be toting a car battery around.

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Posted by dbeck