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A minigun is called a minigun because it fires in a similar fashion but it is smaller then gattlings and fires smaller 7.62 mm rounds. They are used on vechiles or in gunships like the spectre (aka spooky) or bell huey.
According to wikipedia, only the microgun, (even smaller then the minigun, firing NATO 5.56 x 45 mm rounds) (link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM214_Microgun ) can be man carried, but you need a bipod to put it on and two man to carry it (one man for the ammo and the bipod, one man for the gun itself and the power source)
Overall, handheld miniguns are possible, but unpractical compared to, say, a SAW.
Knex Miniminigun Tripod