Does anyone have a good link to a thorough, detailed discussion of the view that some seem to hold that "if you want a gas piston gun, you should choose one built from the ground up for piston, not an AR"?
Recently there have been a number of posts here where people hold that view. Even George @ GAP seems to have the perspective that for the AR platform, staying with a DI action seems to be the "right" choice for functionality and dependability.
Still, basic googling reveals lots of forum comments in different places, some apparently more trustworthy, some less so. Hard detail and an exploration of the platform functional differences is much more challenging to find.
I am hoping that someone can save me some time. The car is an evolution over time on the same basic principle. A powerplant turns a shaft of some kind connected to gears which turn wheels. Along its path of evolution, we have seen a number of points where the way that the powerplant, the shaft, the gears, etc all work has changed radically. We have similarly seen points where the design was kept and simply made more efficient.
I expect that this is a similar issue and I would like to understand both sides - the AR piston gun as simple evolution when properly engineered AND the case for choosing a different platform entirely if one wants a piston driven action cycle.
Anyone have some good links?
Recently there have been a number of posts here where people hold that view. Even George @ GAP seems to have the perspective that for the AR platform, staying with a DI action seems to be the "right" choice for functionality and dependability.
Still, basic googling reveals lots of forum comments in different places, some apparently more trustworthy, some less so. Hard detail and an exploration of the platform functional differences is much more challenging to find.
I am hoping that someone can save me some time. The car is an evolution over time on the same basic principle. A powerplant turns a shaft of some kind connected to gears which turn wheels. Along its path of evolution, we have seen a number of points where the way that the powerplant, the shaft, the gears, etc all work has changed radically. We have similarly seen points where the design was kept and simply made more efficient.
I expect that this is a similar issue and I would like to understand both sides - the AR piston gun as simple evolution when properly engineered AND the case for choosing a different platform entirely if one wants a piston driven action cycle.
Anyone have some good links?
