I agree. Great to use if you're shooting $0.15 / rnd ammo for a weekend, but it gets real spendy really fast, and in this economy, you'll be selling your mountain bike on Marketplace just to go shooting for 60 seconds.
A few years ago, I was able to snag an early 60's Plainfield machine M1 for $300. knowing it wasn't a WW2 gun was fine since it's a dedicated shooter. It works great for me, no issues at all.
As everyone above has said, stay away from Universal. I saw someone trying to private sale one at a...