When the ban was in effect, was it legal to use ammunition belts, provided they were'nt loaded with more than 10 rounds?  I ask this because I seem to remember there was a post-ban version of the Shrike, and I'm just curious how that was possible.

I think it had to use "preban" links.

answer still no!

Quoted: When the ban was in effect, was it legal to use ammunition belts, provided they were'nt loaded with more than 10 rounds?

As I recall you were only allowed to assemble 10 rounds at a time unless you had pre-ban links.

I ask this because I seem to remember there was a post-ban version of the Shrike, and I'm just curious how that was possible.

You seem to be under the misconception than there has ever been a version of the Shrike that didn't exist on paper.  

Quoted: Quoted: When the ban was in effect, was it legal to use ammunition belts, provided they were'nt loaded with more than 10 rounds? As I recall you were only allowed to assemble 10 rounds at a time unless you had pre-ban links. I ask this because I seem to remember there was a post-ban version of the Shrike, and I'm just curious how that was possible. You seem to be under the misconception than there has ever been a version of the Shrike that didn't exist on paper.

Yea I know it never was made before the ban expired, I just saw it on a website.

I guess this just goes to show that the AWB was the stupidist law ever.  What kindof ATF agent would actually research that each link was made before september 94.  I actually don't think that anyone really cared about the law.  And plus, unless they caught you with a belt that had over 10 rds in it hooked into your gun, how could they prove that you had created a large capacity feeding device? Did "postban" links have to be date stamped?