16 Aug 09 13:11, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> RN> You mean they're heavier than an M1 Garand?  Wow!

 RW>> The rifle I had in mind has an octegon barrel as long as the shooter
 RW>> is tall.

 RN> I haven't seen but one and it had a 32" barrel  An M1 Garand weighs
 RN> about 9.5# unloaded, so I can almost imagine what it would be like to
 RN> heft one of those you're talking about.

Something on the order of twice as heavy as an M1. Front heavy unless it's
been counter-balanced.

                R\%/itt

Joy lives in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in
the victory itself.

--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000