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This is a B/W study I did for the color piece "Say hello to the iMAC-10" Say hello to iMac-10 . MAC-10 was the creation of Gordon B. Ingram and was manufactured by his Military Armament Corporation in the late 60's and early 70's. It was intended to be a compact submachine gun for Special Forces operating in Vietnam and for various security agencies that needed a small, concealable submachine gun. Military Armament Company went out of business around 1974 and since then other manufacturers have produced the MAC-10 it and it's brethren.

One of the big selling points of the MAC-10 was that it was designed from the start to be used with suppressors. In particular it was designed to be used with the Sionics suppressor that Mitchell Werbell III had designed. Since 45ACP round has a very low muzzle velocity it was easy to suppress and this made for a very quiet weapon. While by todays standards the Sionics suppressor is rather large and heavy it was for its time one of the better designs around. It also was one of the first non-wipe style suppressors to go into production.

The MAC-10 has been described by some as being "America's answer to the Israeli Uzi"; this is not an entirely accurate comparison since they were designed for somewhat different roles. The Uzi was primarily created for general use submachine gun by mechanized infantry units, vehicle crews, and paratrooper units. The MAC-10 was really only meant for specialized use by units like SEALs, Green Berets, etc. The standard Uzi is much larger weapon, 440mm for an Uzi with stock folded compared to 280mm for a MAC-10. Rates of fire are very different between the two weapons. The Uzi with its rate of fire around 600rpm which seems almost glacial compared to the MAC-10 which rips along between 1,000 and 1,100rpm! A more accurate comparison would be between the MAC-10 and the Mini Uzi which has closer dimensions and rate of fire.

Description
This is a B/W study I did for the color piece "Say hello to the iMAC-10" Say hello to iMac-10 . MAC-10 was the creation of Gordon B. Ingram and was manufactured by his Military Armament Corporation in the late 60's and early 70's. It was intended to be a compact submachine gun for Special Forces operating in Vietnam and for various security agencies that needed a small, concealable submachine gun. Military Armament Company went out of business around 1974 and since then other manufacturers have produced the MAC-10 it and it's brethren.

One of the big selling points of the MAC-10 was that it was designed from the start to be used with suppressors. In particular it was designed to be used with the Sionics suppressor that Mitchell Werbell III had designed. Since 45ACP round has a very low muzzle velocity it was easy to suppress and this made for a very quiet weapon. While by todays standards the Sionics suppressor is rather large and heavy it was for its time one of the better designs around. It also was one of the first non-wipe style suppressors to go into production.

The MAC-10 has been described by some as being "America's answer to the Israeli Uzi"; this is not an entirely accurate comparison since they were designed for somewhat different roles. The Uzi was primarily created for general use submachine gun by mechanized infantry units, vehicle crews, and paratrooper units. The MAC-10 was really only meant for specialized use by units like SEALs, Green Berets, etc. The standard Uzi is much larger weapon, 440mm for an Uzi with stock folded compared to 280mm for a MAC-10. Rates of fire are very different between the two weapons. The Uzi with its rate of fire around 600rpm which seems almost glacial compared to the MAC-10 which rips along between 1,000 and 1,100rpm! A more accurate comparison would be between the MAC-10 and the Mini Uzi which has closer dimensions and rate of fire.