To lock, it drops down into a solid shoulder of metal in the heavy receiver.

Almost this alone made the rifle very reliable.

Springfield Armory offered numerous variations of the SAR-48.

Man testing a Springfield SAR-48 rifle

The Heavy Barrel SAR-48 was constructed with Israeli military parts on an IMBEL receiver.

In addition, a thumbhole-stocked SAR-4800 version was offered in response to new firearms legislation in 1989.

However, the SAR-48 and its variants have not been offered by Springfield Armory for many years.

Gas system of SAR-48

I guarantee you as a gun enthusiast it would be a rifle youd proudly have in your safe.

That means that this SAR-48 is a fully automatic transferable machine gun.

you’re able to findguns like this SAR-48 for sale on GunSpot.com.

Paratrooper SAR-48

Yes, machine guns just like this can be bought by civilians like you who can legally own them.

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Close up of SAR-48 stamping

Man holding SAR-48 rifle

Selector switch on the SAR-48

SAR-48 rifle and magazine

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