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sheepherder · 03-22-2012, 07:22 AM

Colt also made a 9mm smg for the DOE that fired from an open bolt, but that bolt would not function in a 5.56mm carbine/rifle.

There are real experts over in ARFCOM/Retro who can tell you more [http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_3/123_.html] but basically your 'local gun expert' is blowing smoke up your butt...

03-22-2012, 07:22 AM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Colt also made a 9mm smg for the DOE that fired from an open bolt, but that bolt would not function in a 5.56mm carbine/rifle. There are real experts over in ARFCOM/Retro who can tell you more [http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_3/123_.html] but basically your 'local gun expert' is blowing smoke up your butt... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...