Fornes Gear Machine Gun.

Intersting design by an argentine inventor. This gun externally powered by an small electric motor fires at 5000 to 6000 rounds per minute with a single barrel.

The advantages over a gatling type are less bulk, weight, and low power consumption ( 15 % of a gatling equivalent) The cartrigde remain always coaxial to the barrel between the loading , firing and expulsion, and does not have any reprocicating movement.

Disadvantage is a notable overheating of the barrel in long burst wich probably would work better with water cooling.

Attemps by the inventor ( Javier Fornes, from Mendoza) to sell and develop a 20 /30 mm variant with the budgetary cooperation of the Argentine military has been unsuccesful so far.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xD0v5w1HOw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW7Rj8xqu-A

That's pretty fascinating.

Yup, too bad that this argentine inventor in caught in crisis times, wich means low funds for new weapons, probably he going to be forced to sell this design overseas.

Intereting stuff CB. The barrel heat didipation will need to be sorted before it could truly be successful, but a promising design certainly.

Definately, I think it going to need something like this gun, a thin water jacket.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJpqNFkd9gI