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"Charlie Wilson" wrote:

"Wayne Harrison"wrote:
bull****, i said to ernest; give me a well made 7mm for anything with a
soft skin, and the *******s die, if they fly. the only two beasties that
require the giant solids are the elephant and the buff. and, imho, the
ol' 47 is as much as one needs. that, and a damn fine pair of legs, if
things get touchy in the bush, don't you see? 'course, the wogs provide a
damn fine buffer for the first charge, boyo...

If I ever get so ****ed off at a lion that I have to kill him, I won't
settle for anything less than a 90mm recoilless rifle (second generation
bazooka).
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/huntlion.html

How about a back-pack Gatling gun like the one in the first Predator movie? Now
THERE'S some firepower!

Lest you doubt:

http://www.planetrainbowsix.com/armm...anual/saws.htm

From the page:

"Admittedly, the M134 were meant for mounted applications and never intend to be
hand-held. Stembridge Gun Rentals, which provided firearms for film productions
from 1916 to 1999, modified at least two real M134 for use in films such as
'Predator' and 'Terminator 2'. The cyclic rate was reduced to 1700rpm in order
to reduce torque and to lower the voltage required to power the motor which
rotates the barrels. When Stembridge quit the gun rental business due to the
oppressive legal climate in California, their set of modified M134 were placed
up for sale. For $125,000, a qualified individual could buy one, including the
associated movie props, spare parts, and live barrels. For additional money,
Stembridge's Minigun wrangler Dan Sprague would provide instruction on its use
and maintenance."

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