XM133 Minigun

{{Notability|Product|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox weapon

|name=Machine Gun, 7.62mm, M133

|origin=United States

|type=Gatling-type machine gun

|is_ranged=yes

|designer= General Electric

|manufacturer= General Electric, Garwood Industries, Dillon Aero, DeGroat Tactical Armaments, McNally Industries LLC

|cartridge= 7.62×51mm NATO

|caliber= 7.62 mm (0.308 in)

|action= Gas-operated

}}

The XM133 Minigun is a 6-barreled Gatling-type machine-gun. The weapon is a self-powered, gas-operated variant of the M134 Minigun.United States, 1969. p. B-2. It fired over 3000 rpm but was not put into production.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}

The XM133 is a gas-operated machine-gun. It is nearly identical to the M134 but has barrels with ports that align with the piston drive in the center of the barrel cluster.

Category:Multi-barrel machine guns

Category:Multiple-barrel firearms

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