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Keith wrote:Recoil is not bad at all but it is loud were good ear protection. My 14 year old is 6.1 and 140 lbs very skinney and eats like a horse. He shoots it all day long.

WOW you can afford to feed a teenager and a SOCOM!

I am not going to S.A. or Austin any time in the future that would allow me some play time. I want to shoot one, but doubt I will be able to before I lay the green down.

But the recoil still looks pretty stout. I have a feeling Hickok45 is a good sized guy, I on the other hand am a 5.7ft. 190lb individual that looks like I might take a beatin from that rifle. It does not deter me from wanting one though, I have owned and shot several rifles in .308 and want another.

I'm sure as much as he praised it they will let him keep it and a box of mags!

rm9792 wrote:I like the SOCOM looks but just cant get over the weight of the thing. It is rather heavy to lug about in battle all day IMO.

Its not much longer or heavier than a 16" AR10 when looking at Armalite's website.

SOCOM 16 w/ no rail is 37.25" in length and 8.8lbs, a 16" AR10 with collapsible stock and A2 sight post is 37.1" in length and 7.13. I have had an AR10 and though it felt a little beefy but I lust after a SOCOM and could care less about the weight. I like the more traditional rifle stock on it better compared to a pistol grip type of an AR also.

I have been through a half dozen AR's and still lusting for a SOCOM. I was talking with my buddy the other day about buying a few stripped lowers and doing a few more builds and he asked me when I was going to cough up enough dough to buy the SOCOM I have been talking about for years now. I think he convinced me to ditch the AR builds for one perfect riffle in my eyes. I'm torn between buying a SOCOM 16 or the SOCOM II. I really want the rail, but don't know that I need it. I know it will add weight and pointy edges to the rifle that is already so sleek and quick handling. But it also allows you to attach stuff to it and looks awesome as all get out. When I get one it will definitely wear a 1-4x optic of some sort. Maybe an Accupoint or the new Vortex Viper PST.

What are your thought on the 1-4x optic for that rifle?