Lets face it, the sights suck, almost no ergonomics to speak of, the trigger is terrible, and its heavy for a gun of that size.

With that said, the best reason I can find to own one is they are "FUN" & “I WANT ONE”!

The brightest beacon of hope for the M-11 family is the SWD M-11/NINE. They are the “Barbie”of the NFA world in that you can “accessorize” them into several different flavors of machine gun using just one lower.

They are probably the best choice for those of us on a budget that would like to enter the NFA world. Other then the M-16, I can think of no other NFA weapon that has the same level of customizability.

If you can’t own or afford a NFA MAC then the numerous semi-auto clones out there can provide you with a fun blaster that holds twice as many rounds as an average pistol, which can help fulfill that Rambo urge.

What gun enthusiast doesn’t want to own a gun specifically named by the liberals in all those anti gun bills?

The sole reason I got a M-11/NINE wasn’t because of investment. I was looking for the best bang for my buck and the M-11/NINE gave me several different SMG “personalities” in one package for under $5,000 (including several uppers, tons of magazines, suppressors, and optics). I had originally saved up cash to get a full size UZI but while researching online about the M-11/NINE I noticed how much potential it had because the upper can be replaced like the M-16.

Still not completely sold on a M-11/NINE I took the time to try out a friends Vector UZI a few more times and do some more research on them. Since I was concerned about getting my moneys worth I realized other then speeding it up, slowing it down, and a new set of optics I would be limited by the UZIs design (not saying the UZI design is bad, in facts its one of the best).

After shooting a M-11/NINE with a good upper and a slow-fire conversion I was sold.

Now I have 1 SMG that has a potential to have multiple different personalities.

For example:

Stock M-11/NINE– Bullet hose

M-11/NINE with LAGE's MAX-11 – Refined SMG

M-11/NINE with LAGE’s 22lr upper – Cheap Shooter. WAITING FOR THIS TO HIT MARKET.

M-11/NINE with Stony Creek Armory Sunomi Upper – Reliable Drum fed upper, enough to fill that Thompson urge if it hits the market.

M-11/NINE with Tactical Innovations 22lr AM180 upper – 22lr chainsaw, nuff said. WAITING FOR THIS TO HIT MARKET.