Or as it's better known, Blain's gun from predator.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:42, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Exactly this.
The military actually looked into a handheld version after that film, believe it or not.

The conclusion was that the idea was laughable.
( Kroney, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:45, Reply)

Has there ever been a film more preposterously masculine than Predator?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:47, Reply)

I do love that film, but
ly masculine
( Kroney, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:48, Reply)

That is part of its enduring charm, certainly

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Bathing in mud?
Frolicking in the jungle with an "invisible" chap?
Weapons out?

It is GAY CENTRAL
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:49, Reply)

'I ain't got time to bleed!'

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:50, Reply)

No, Blain's weapon is clearly the larger M134 as evidenced by the non-tapered barrels, and the four-disc barrel clamp
Who knew there was an Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB)?

www.imfdb.org/wiki/Predator
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:50, Reply)

The reason the military didn't issue the XM214 to troops
is because the gun weighs 35kg, 1000 rounds of ammunition weighs 35kg and it reuires two truck batteries to provide power for the motor, which weigh almost as much.

Even Blaine would not have been able to carry the M134.

Love that film.
( Kroney, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:52, Reply)

The minimal dialogue scene in the helicopter at the start of Predator..
..is a masterclass in character development and establishing a group dynamic.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:56, Reply)

*bookmarks*

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:52, Reply)