Build your own Airsoft Minigun
OptimusPrime
19 Aug 2010
Or build your own airsoft business making miniguns for those who do not have the time to make one for themselves nor the budget to afford what's available in the market. Airsoft miniguns available cost at least US$1,500 and that's too expensive for many players, including me. Kuba_T1000 took time to give you all the tips and tricks in building one. Fascinated by the Terminator 2 movie where Governator Arnie used a minigun, he took time to research and build his own minigun. By the way, the T1000 in his online name denotes the T1000 liquid assassin in the same movie.
While it took around US$1,000 to US1,400 to complete his project, he has lowered the costs of doing any hit and miss approach at building such a hefty airsoft gun. He has created 3D models that you can purchase online, which range US$19.00 to US$49.00 (for the M134D model), saving you the time at 3D modelling so that you can fabricate the require parts based on the models. You'll know all the required parts at his DIY Tutorial page and also shown in the video right after the two images below:


The result of such a project, if you do it right, will give you an airsoft mingun spitting 3,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute, depending if you have done it right. Also you can find a DIY tutorial on building an ammo box for it which can have a capacity fo 16,000bbs, enough to outgun the OPFOR all by yourself. You can reduce the size of the ammo box if you find it too heavy for your size, since you will learn how to make one and make modifications of your own if you deem it necessary.
The airsoft miniguns you can make are the M134 version if you want it handheld, of the 134D version for mounting it on vehicle. It would be nice to mount the M134D and have a gun truck you can drive around giving support to your team mates especially in milsim games.
If you've got a DIY story in building that awesome airsoft gun, we're all ears here. Just send your story over.