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Originally Posted by cirelaw
I can hardly hold it empty. Do you know how much the weigh fully loaded?
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Eric,
Doug answered your question about availability and prices for SMG versions. He's right about the barrel length, a little silly-looking, but with current regulations (I can't own a SBR in New York State, now matter how much I pay in tax, etc.), I decided to get as close as I could. The grips on yours look a little cruder--with flat sides--than current or original. These have an unloaded, 'curb weight' of thirteen pounds, increased by whatever it's loaded with, e.g., a hundred round 'C' drum mag, which holds two boxes of shells. It's heavy for
anybody, let alone a guy who's had a stroke and a coma! I think you did great in your accepting one as payment of a $1,000 bill.
Repeating what I suggested before, I don't think it will hurt the value of yours to run a mag or two of rounds through it, just to experience how it shoots. I think you could do it if you had help setting it up at a table at the range. That would solve the weight issue. They may not empty a hundred round mag in 3-4 seconds, be the most accurate rifle out there, and certainly not be the most user-friendly, but the semis let you feel what it's like to sling that slug out there. Then you can go on to something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22BXs_C3GdQ This is a semi, and perfectly legal to use this shooting technique!