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Does anyone remember the "BB submachine guns" that used to advertise in Guns-n-Ammo and other gun rags back in the 80's?
I was in middle/high school at the time, but I'll relay what I remember...
The gun was a pistol-type, but had an AR-15 style carrying handle. The muzzle end had what appeared to be a long brake attachment on it. The main part (reciever?) resembled a MAC-10 which tapered down towards the barrel. You could supposedly screw on a can of Freon (it was legal those days) to power the gun. The ad said it would fire at an amazing rate - 12,000 rpm, or something like that. It seemed a little exagerated, even to a school boy like me. I often wondered how well this thing shattered bottles and what the accuracy was like.
The ads were B&W, about an 1/8th page size, and some versions had a tough guy munching on a cigar holding the gun. The mailing address was in Florida I think. The cost of this amazing toy was only around 50 bucks - but way too much for a poor kid like me, but I wanted one so bad...
I'm sure this company is long out of business. I've searched Google for info, but the only results I've found are for the new Airsoft guns that fire the plastic pellets. The one I'm describing fired the "real deal" .177 steel BB's, IIRC.
So...dig out your old gun mags and see what you can find. If you've ever owned one of these, let me know what it was like. I'm doing some research for an upcoming project.
I was in middle/high school at the time, but I'll relay what I remember...
The gun was a pistol-type, but had an AR-15 style carrying handle. The muzzle end had what appeared to be a long brake attachment on it. The main part (reciever?) resembled a MAC-10 which tapered down towards the barrel. You could supposedly screw on a can of Freon (it was legal those days) to power the gun. The ad said it would fire at an amazing rate - 12,000 rpm, or something like that. It seemed a little exagerated, even to a school boy like me. I often wondered how well this thing shattered bottles and what the accuracy was like.
The ads were B&W, about an 1/8th page size, and some versions had a tough guy munching on a cigar holding the gun. The mailing address was in Florida I think. The cost of this amazing toy was only around 50 bucks - but way too much for a poor kid like me, but I wanted one so bad...
I'm sure this company is long out of business. I've searched Google for info, but the only results I've found are for the new Airsoft guns that fire the plastic pellets. The one I'm describing fired the "real deal" .177 steel BB's, IIRC.
So...dig out your old gun mags and see what you can find. If you've ever owned one of these, let me know what it was like. I'm doing some research for an upcoming project.