[PapaBear3625]

I’ve fired an AK-47 with a 100 rd drum mag, and it clocked in easily over 40 lb. Then again, that’s a much larger round than the .223 and the drum itself was made with stamped steel as opposed to aluminum.

The shipping weight of a 500-round case of 7.62x39 ammo is 19.5 pounds, which figures to be a little under 4 pounds for 100 rounds. And I'm very familiar with AK drum mags, and their empty weight is not 36 pounds. The AK rifle weighs 10.5 pounds, the drum mag weight is probably one or two pounds at most, plus 4 pounds for the ammo makes the total around 16 pounds, or twice what a gallon of milk weighs.

You ever fired a 12 ga. shotgun with a pistol grip with one hand?

Yep. Then again, I'm a big guy (there's a reason I'm called papa bear).

[rarestia]

*sigh*

Fine, I’m done arguing this damn point over weight. The point I’ve been trying to make here is that it’s completely impractical to use a drum mag in CQB when a standard mag and good aim are going to net you better groups.

As far as the shotgun, I must be the only fat asshole in the entire world who lost control of a pistol-grip 12 ga. at the range. I’m 6’2” 300+ lb. I’m not a small man.