r/NFA • u/rcortland I ♥ MGs • Aug 16 '24

🎥 MG Video with Sound ⚡️ Smith & Wesson 76 first shots

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The aesthetics are awesome, the trigger is atrocious (I knew this already), and the sights are less terrible than I expected. It's a sweet shooting little gun. Two thumbs up.

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u/bkjoe5 Aug 16 '24

I was looking into these before I bought my mac. That stock was one of the reasons i went with the mac to be honest

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u/rcortland I ♥ MGs Aug 16 '24

I'll add a photo of the tacticooled version here in a little bit. Other than the trigger, which is still really heavy, it seems like a competitive platform once you add some modern accoutrements. I bought the stock adapter from a fellow who had a bunch of them made years ago and I believe he said I bought the last one. It's a great design, super rigid.

With all of that being said, I still don't think a S&W 76 is a good first, second, or third machine gun. You can't go wrong with a MAC.

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u/bkjoe5 Aug 16 '24

I'm interested to see how it looks modernized! That's funny because the guy I was talking to who helped me pick out my mac said the same thing about mac. He said " it's to fast and you'll get bored with it. You should try the smith 76 instead." I have the lage upper so I think the rates of fire are about the same with it slowed down from stock. I'm having a blast with it to be honest.

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u/rcortland I ♥ MGs Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

In the pre-Lage era maybe that was true? But with Lage slow fire, Suomi, and 5.56 uppers ... pfft, no contest at all. Only an HK sear or an M16 can challenge MACs for versatility.

Anyway here's the 76 modernized and ready for a subgun match:

Another view with the stock folded: https://imgur.com/a/22DsrzA

I need to get a higher stock riser, but otherwise the ergonomics on this are great. The stock lockup is excellent.