agtman, Whats the weight on that?
Okay, just weighed my Mini-G (MG) for all you inquisitive dude-skis.
With everything you see in the previous picture, beyond the base MG itself and the sling, ... and just to be clear that includes:
1) the Ultimak mount;
2) the 2.75x Burris scope w/ low 1" QD riings;
3) the T-37 FH;
4) the Ologopo stock pack which, as pictured, is holding two loaded 8-rd clips of new production IMI 7.62 ball ammo.
5) With the safety on during weighing, I loaded 1 clip of the same ammo to weigh it fully charged (
i.e., 24-rds of ammo
on the weapon);
... so, on my home weight scale, the total weight read right at
10lbs.
So, yeah, it doesn't achieve Cooper's theoretical target weight for a Scout rifle, but again, you need to understand how
this MG is set up.
Other MG owners might run theirs irons only with no stock pack and no muzzle device. But even at 10lbs, mine still handles really well.
Now, I can tell you that my 7.62/.308 18" "Tanker" Garand weighs in at about 7.5-8lbs, if I recall correctly. There's no mount and no scope (irons only), but it does wear a Schuster MB and the same Ologopo stock pack. (It's my "trunk gun."
)
Obligatory pic of both of these shorty M1s:
16.1" Mini-G and 18" "Tanker" Garand.