On gunmart's point re: loudness...IME comp'd longarms tend to be that way, though the operator seldom notices (unless indoors). I have fired a Marlin 1895 Guide indoors, and have spent a few days next to a guy with a Bushmaster Shorty AK indoors. The blast and concussion are really unpleasant on the firing line, and it's worse if there are walls and/or a roof to bounce it back.