The 1911A1... Hard to compare to it

**Neildo** · Posted On: 4/05/2006 12:00am

Originally Posted by Mr_Mantis

Seriously though, that 100 rd. mag, is like 5 lbs. added weight to an already suprisingly heavy gun. It's like 13 pounds. That front handle is on there for a reason. The thing is a beast, it's awesome.

Does that extra weight help steady the weapon when firing?
Is recoil a big issue with a heavy-ass gun?

I fired my uncles AK once when i was 10 y.o. Knocked me on my ass. M-16 was fine though.

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 4/05/2006 12:13am

Originally Posted by Neildo

Does that extra weight help steady the weapon when firing?
Is recoil a big issue with a heavy-ass gun?

I fired my uncles AK once when i was 10 y.o. Knocked me on my ass. M-16 was fine though.

The gun fires nice and smooth, especially with my reloads.

**SFGOON** · Posted On: 4/05/2006 1:26am

Nothing hurts the reliability of any firearm worse than a bad mag - they are responsible for 90% of weapon jams with the almost all the rest going to misfeeds. High-cap mags are a bad bet, as is a full loaded magazine. It is best to use a 30 round mag with 28 rounds loaded. Be nice to your mags.

Also, How are you supposed to prone out with a 100 round monster mag protruding from the magazine well? You can't. Even a 30 round mag on an M-4 makes it very difficult, especially if you're a little guy (like me.) It's worse with bullpup weapons like the Steyr AUG - you can't drop and return fire, the best you can do is take a knee, or prone out and return fire gangster syle.

**Sam Browning** · Posted On: 4/05/2006 9:50am

How is the Steyr AUG, I heard the Aussies had a lot of teething problems with theirs. Note: I have never handled this weapon.

**Phrost** · Posted On: 4/05/2006 10:00am

Originally Posted by SFGOON

Nothing hurts the reliability of any firearm worse than a bad mag - they are responsible for 90% of weapon jams with the almost all the rest going to misfeeds. High-cap mags are a bad bet, as is a full loaded magazine. It is best to use a 30 round mag with 28 rounds loaded. Be nice to your mags.

Also, How are you supposed to prone out with a 100 round monster mag protruding from the magazine well? You can't. Even a 30 round mag on an M-4 makes it very difficult, especially if you're a little guy (like me.) It's worse with bullpup weapons like the Steyr AUG - you can't drop and return fire, the best you can do is take a knee, or prone out and return fire gangster syle.

That's one of the reasons why I think the FN P-90 is going to be hugely successful. 50 rd magazine that runs the length of the weapon with a clear case so you can see how much ammo you have, and it doesn't get in the way of anything.