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Just a quick question. Other than the guts is there a difference between a DI upper opposed to a piston upper? Or Do the both use the seme striped upper?
Ok sounds like it's a bit more of a pain to build compared to a straight-up DI build.
Dude, PWS has the answer. Takes the one 'good' part from the ak and brings it to the AR platform.Theres a problem with pistol retrofit kits related to the bolt tilting, causing premature wear.
Honestly just buy an ak if you want a piston gun.
Or, if you're not poor...Theres a problem with pistol retrofit kits related to the bolt tilting, causing premature wear.
Honestly just buy an ak if you want a piston gun.
are you still trying to solve your quest for a bufferless rifle, or is this something else?Ok sounds like it's a bit more of a pain to build compared to a straight-up DI build.
No, I gave up on that. I found a good answer to the fixed mag problem. The piston just seemed interesting to build but I just couldn't find a definitive answer to whether they were the same stripped upper or not. I'm taking my time with the build. I have the lower so now I'm on the hunt for the best parts within my budget.are you still trying to solve your quest for a bufferless rifle, or is this something else?
Dead sexy but out of my price rangeOr, if you're not poor...
MR556A1 - Heckler & Koch
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The difference is shitting where you eat or not shitting where you eat.With virtually no benefit. If you’re going to be running suppressed, then it can have some benefit. But with modern flow through silencers and gas blocking charging handles, it’s a bit of a moot point.
Piston ARs seem to be a little more harsh in their recoil too. It’s 5.56 so it’s still nothing crazy, but noticeable.
The difference is shitting where you eat or not shitting where you eat.
HUGE issue and HUGE differenceMeh. Non-issue.
I’ve owned some poor boy DI rifles and A tier DI and Piston, and I can’t quite tell the difference in recoil. I’m waiting to see once my RC2 clears what the difference in gas performance is between DI & Piston. That’s my biggest concern.The difference is shitting where you eat or not shitting where you eat.
You can shoot thousands of rounds out of a piston and the BGC is still clean and cool. Less heat means less wear and stress
The recoil difference is barely noticeable
HUGE issue and HUGE difference
FalseThe difference is shitting where you eat or not shitting where you eat.
You can shoot thousands of rounds out of a piston and the BGC is still clean and cool. Less heat means less wear and stress
The recoil difference is barely noticeable
They feel different.. depends on the brake tooI’ve owned some poor boy DI rifles and A tier DI and Piston, and I can’t quite tell the difference in recoil. I’m waiting to see once my RC2 clears what the difference in gas performance is between DI & Piston. That’s my biggest concern.
Viet Nam era M16's.
Or he shoots Wolf steel case.
Not only the brake, but turning the gas down with full power 5.56 loads was eye opening. Reliable cycling and no recoil. The concussion and sound told me it wasn’t a 10/22, but it certainly felt like it. Well, close to it. If there was a 10/22 in .22WMR maybe.They feel different.. depends on the brake too
My 14.5 pws shoots like a bb gun with their brake
But the recoil isn't harsher or anything if you have 2 a5s its just different
All my piston ARs (with the exception of LMT) have proprietary uppers that won’t take a DI system. HK, POF, Caracal, are proprietary systems.
100%. The best systems are ground up, clean sheet designs. Nothing against Adams Arms.I think that’s what I would do if in the market. Ground-up design instead of a shoe-horned conversion.
If you saw some of the M4's where I was, you'd be a believer in how well the DI system does work. Maybe needs a little oil, but man I've seen some guns that just hurt my soul.Maybe early Vietnam era M16s that were said to be self cleaning and were given ammo that used the wrong powder because they were trying to cheap out on the contract. But after the first couple years, not as applicable.
If you saw some of the M4's where I was, you'd be a believer in how well the DI system does work. Maybe needs a little oil, but man I've seen some guns that just hurt my soul.