Double Naught Spy said:
"...The USAS-12 does not have the recoil dampening qualities of the AA12."
Double Naught, you still haven't revealed what dampening qualities the AA12 possess over the
slightly heavier, exact same recoil system USAS-12. Care to elaborate more? I'll reiterate, the USAS and the later AA12 use the same 'constant reaction recoil reduction system' (aka, a spring about a foot and a half long).
Re:
full-auto controllability. Yeah, I can hold my USAS in the exact same way, the extra 1.5lbs isn't going to break my wrist. Heck, I can do it with the 20-round mag, not just the 10 as shown with the AA12. I don't see why anyone would want to do it though. In the linked video you can see the muzzle bobbing down like the end of a fishing pole with a 10-lb bass
27 mark) and he's taking a step backwards
43 sec mark). I'll give him the bobbing muzzle, it can't be easy to hold steady when a bolt group as heavy as that flies forward in an open bolt weapon. Not exactly conductive to controllability.
In fairness,
the third guy in this clip takes a few steps back as well, but the first two don't. I'd put money on it being the first time he handled one and wasn't set up properly.
Do I have any evidence to the contrary?
No, not unless you count a little first-hand experience with the USAS-12, I guess. I've only had mine since May of '91.
Hey Skans...you know what really bugs me? There's just enough difference where the pistol grip attaches to the receiver that using a Magpul MIAD grip is a no-go, and the folding trigger guard is just a tad longer than an AR's so you can't put a Magpul trigger guard can't be used either. I guess no one was looking 10 years into the future back in the 20th century.